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1994Final results

1994 election for North Carolina Senate District 8

North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina

John H. Kerr III (D) won with 53.9% of the vote, defeating Steve Brannan (R) by 7.8 points.

John H. Kerr IIIDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.9%14,811
Steve BrannanRepublican
46.1%12,670
27,481 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

EvenD+7.81994D+12.11996D+27.51998D+21.42000D+14.42002D+8.52004

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