1994Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1994 election for North Carolina Senate District 36
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
John H. Carrington (R) won with 58.1% of the vote, defeating Linda Gunter (D) by 16.2 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
John H. CarringtonRepublican · winner
58.1%25,236
Linda GunterDemocrat · incumbent
41.9%18,203
43,439 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