1996Final results
1996 election for North Carolina House District 54
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
Drew Saunders (D) won with 54.4% of the vote, defeating Marleen Alexander Carter (R) by 8.8 points.
Drew SaundersDemocrat · winner
54.4%12,297
Marleen Alexander CarterRepublican
45.6%10,309
22,606 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 1996
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET