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1992Final results

1992 election for North Carolina Senate District 36

North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina

Linda Gunter (D) won with 49.6% of the vote, defeating Paul Stam Jr. (R) by 0.8 points.

Linda GunterDemocrat · winner
49.6%35,782
Paul Stam Jr.Republican
48.7%35,171
Bill CoyleLibertarian
1.7%1,251
72,204 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 1992

Races before and after

EvenR+10.01996R+11.82000R+38.12002R+26.42006R+13.62008R+38.02010

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

The candidates

Linda Gunter (D)Paul Stam Jr. (R)

Also on the ballot: Bill Coyle (Libertarian), 1.7%