1986Final results
1986 election for North Carolina Senate District 30
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
David Parnell (D) won with 79.2% of the vote, defeating A. C. Parker (R) by 58.4 points.
David ParnellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
79.2%18,063
A. C. ParkerRepublican
20.8%4,749
22,812 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