1986Final results
1986 election for North Carolina Senate District 5
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
Harold W. Hardison (D) won with 77.7% of the vote, defeating Jim Proctor (R) by 55.4 points.
Harold W. HardisonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
77.7%19,288
Jim ProctorRepublican
22.3%5,533
24,821 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