1984Final results
1984 election for North Carolina Senate District 3
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
Joseph E. Thomas (D) won with 60.0% of the vote, defeating Paul Hollingsworth (R) by 20.0 points.
Joseph E. ThomasDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.0%21,698
Paul HollingsworthRepublican
40.0%14,469
36,167 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