1984Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1984 election for North Carolina Senate District 34
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
James D. McDuffie (R) won with 53.8% of the vote, defeating Craig Lawing (D) by 7.7 points.
James D. McDuffieRepublican · winner
53.8%22,993
Craig LawingDemocrat · incumbent
46.2%19,720
42,713 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