1990Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1990 election for North Carolina Senate District 25
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
3 seats: John Carter (R), James Forrester (R), Helen Rhyne Marvin (D) won.
3 seatsJohn CarterRepublican · winner
18.4%54,529
James ForresterRepublican · winner
18.2%53,986
Helen Rhyne MarvinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
16.6%49,403
Ollie HarrisDemocrat · incumbent
16.2%48,028
Marshall A. RauchDemocrat · incumbent
15.7%46,603
Mary Lou CraigRepublican
15.0%44,456
297,005 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET