1984Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1984 election for North Carolina Senate District 19
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
Robert G. Shaw (R) won with 61.2% of the vote, defeating Elton Edwards (D) by 22.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Robert G. ShawRepublican · winner
61.2%28,271
Elton EdwardsDemocrat · incumbent
38.8%17,948
46,219 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1984
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET