1990Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1990 election for North Carolina Senate District 29
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
2 seats: Robert C. Carpenter (R), Clark Plexico (D) won.
2 seatsRobert C. CarpenterRepublican · winner · incumbent
26.5%45,027
Clark PlexicoDemocrat · winner
26.0%44,196
C. W. HardinRepublican · incumbent
25.3%43,040
Marcellus BuchannanDemocrat
22.1%37,580
169,843 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