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1990Final results

1990 election for North Carolina Senate District 18

North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina

R. C. Soles Jr. (D) won with 61.2% of the vote, defeating Leroy Stocks (R) by 22.4 points.

R. C. Soles Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
61.2%24,266
Leroy StocksRepublican
38.8%15,370
39,636 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 1990

Races before and after

EvenD+25.91982D+5.61986D+27.61988D+22.41990D+29.21992D+24.51996

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET