1988Final results
1988 election for North Carolina Senate District 28
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
2 seats: Dennis Winner (D), Robert S. Swain (D) won.
2 seatsDennis WinnerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
26.8%44,879
Robert S. SwainDemocrat · winner · incumbent
26.6%44,487
Zora HaysRepublican
24.4%40,787
C. N. WillisRepublican
22.2%37,236
167,389 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