1984Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1984 election for North Carolina Senate District 23
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
2 seats: Paul S. Smith (R), Robert Vance Somers (R) won.
2 seatsPaul S. SmithRepublican · winner
29.9%51,989
Robert Vance SomersRepublican · winner
29.0%50,522
Robert M. Davis Jr.Democrat · incumbent
22.1%38,406
A. Derwood HuneycuttDemocrat
19.0%33,018
173,935 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