1984Final results
1984 election for North Carolina Senate District 35
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
Laurence A. Cobb (R) won with 57.5% of the vote, defeating Parks Helms (D) by 14.9 points.
Laurence A. CobbRepublican · winner
57.5%34,404
Parks HelmsDemocrat
42.5%25,460
59,864 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