1986Final results
1986 election for North Carolina Senate District 11
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
James D. Speed (D) won with 71.3% of the vote, defeating Jesse M. Radford (R) by 42.6 points.
James D. SpeedDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.3%20,574
Jesse M. RadfordRepublican
28.7%8,278
28,852 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 1986
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET