1988Final results
1988 election for North Carolina Senate District 7
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
Frank Block (D) won with 51.2% of the vote, defeating Franklin E. Williams Sr. (R) by 2.4 points.
Frank BlockDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.2%23,246
Franklin E. Williams Sr.Republican
48.8%22,143
45,389 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