1984Final results
1984 election for North Carolina Senate District 9
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
Tom Taft (D) won with 64.6% of the vote, defeating Maynard Waters (R) by 29.3 points.
Tom TaftDemocrat · winner
64.6%28,234
Maynard WatersRepublican
35.4%15,453
43,687 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