1994Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1994 election for North Carolina Senate District 20
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
2 seats: Hamilton C. Horton Jr. (R), Mark McDaniel (R) won.
2 seatsHamilton C. Horton Jr.Republican · winner
29.5%38,687
Mark McDanielRepublican · winner
28.8%37,879
Marvin WardDemocrat · incumbent
21.0%27,589
Ted KaplanDemocrat · incumbent
20.7%27,192
131,347 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