1986Final results
1986 election for North Carolina Senate District 22
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
James C. Johnson Jr. (R) won with 64.0% of the vote, defeating Charles Paxton (D) by 28.1 points.
James C. Johnson Jr.Republican · winner
64.0%20,278
Charles PaxtonDemocrat
36.0%11,391
31,669 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