1986Final results
1986 election for North Carolina Senate District 26
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
2 seats: Bill Redman (R), Austin M. Allran (R) won.
2 seatsBill RedmanRepublican · winner
33.1%49,857
Austin M. AllranRepublican · winner
31.1%46,829
Joe M. WilliamsDemocrat
19.2%28,905
Oma H. Hester Jr.Democrat
16.6%24,981
150,572 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