1988Final results
1988 election for North Carolina Senate District 3
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
Bill Barker (D) won with 57.5% of the vote, defeating Donald McDowell (R) by 15.1 points.
Bill BarkerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.5%22,017
Donald McDowellRepublican
42.5%16,244
38,261 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