1994Final results
1994 election for North Carolina Senate District 42
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
Robert C. Carpenter (R) won with 64.6% of the vote, defeating Harry Corbin (D) by 29.2 points.
Robert C. CarpenterRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.6%32,099
Harry CorbinDemocrat
35.4%17,593
49,692 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