1986Final results
1986 election for North Carolina Senate District 9
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
Tom Taft (D) won with 61.2% of the vote, defeating Ed Griffith (R) by 22.4 points.
Tom TaftDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.2%18,516
Ed GriffithRepublican
38.8%11,742
30,258 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