1988Final results
1988 election for North Carolina Senate District 9
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
Tom Taft (D) won with 56.2% of the vote, defeating William Dansey (R) by 12.3 points.
Tom TaftDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.2%24,027
William DanseyRepublican
43.8%18,753
42,780 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