1988Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1988 election for North Carolina Senate District 29
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
2 seats: Robert C. Carpenter (R), C. W. Hardin (R) won.
2 seatsRobert C. CarpenterRepublican · winner
25.3%49,419
C. W. HardinRepublican · winner
25.3%49,356
R. P. ThomasDemocrat · incumbent
25.1%49,068
Charles W. HippsDemocrat · incumbent
24.3%47,385
195,228 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