1994Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1994 election for North Carolina House District 53
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
James C. Carpenter (R) won with 52.5% of the vote, defeating Thomas K. Jenkins (D) by 5.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
James C. CarpenterRepublican · winner
52.5%10,720
Thomas K. JenkinsDemocrat · incumbent
47.5%9,681
20,401 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 1994
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET