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1986Final results

1986 election for North Carolina Senate District 21

North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina

George B. Daniel (D) won with 62.9% of the vote, defeating Cary D. Allred (R) by 25.8 points.

George B. DanielDemocrat · winner
62.9%20,912
Cary D. AllredRepublican
37.1%12,326
33,238 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

EvenD+3.41978R+4.11980R+3.21982D+25.81986D+15.21988D+22.51990

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET