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1988Final results

1988 election for North Carolina Senate District 16

North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina

2 seats: Wanda H. Hunt (D), Russell Walker (D) won.

2 seats
Wanda H. HuntDemocrat · winner · incumbent
26.0%50,608
Russell WalkerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
24.8%48,236
24.7%48,021
Robt W. CrumpRepublican
24.4%47,469
194,334 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+12.01982D+7.11984D+10.91986D+0.21988D+4.61990D+10.41992

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