1984Final results
1984 election for North Carolina Senate District 20
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
2 seats: Marvin Ward (D), Ted Kaplan (D) won.
2 seatsMarvin WardDemocrat · winner · incumbent
29.9%49,943
Ted KaplanDemocrat · winner
25.8%43,082
Wallace A. VanhoyRepublican
23.3%38,865
Lafayette N. JonesRepublican
21.0%34,961
166,851 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