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1988Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1988 election for North Carolina Senate District 15

North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina

N. Leo Daughtry (R) won with 52.0% of the vote, defeating Robert D. Warren (D) by 4.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

N. Leo DaughtryRepublican · winner
52.0%21,280
Robert D. WarrenDemocrat · incumbent
48.0%19,610
40,890 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 1988

Races before and after

EvenD+30.91982D+16.61984D+16.51986R+4.11988R+14.61990D+15.21992

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET