1988Final results
1988 election for North Carolina Senate District 19
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
Robert G. Shaw (R) won with 67.9% of the vote, defeating J. Franklin Cottrell (D) by 35.8 points.
Robert G. ShawRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.9%31,190
J. Franklin CottrellDemocrat
32.1%14,756
45,946 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET