1986Final results
1986 election for North Carolina Senate District 3
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
Bill Barker (D) won with 60.1% of the vote, defeating Jerry Schill (R) by 20.3 points.
Bill BarkerDemocrat · winner
60.1%16,806
Jerry SchillRepublican
39.9%11,135
27,941 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