1990Final results
1990 election for North Carolina Senate District 8
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
Henson P. Barnes (D) won with 57.8% of the vote, defeating Thomas E. Strickland (R) by 15.6 points.
Henson P. BarnesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.8%15,800
Thomas E. StricklandRepublican
42.2%11,542
27,342 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