1996Final results
1996 election for North Carolina Senate District 12
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
2 seats: Virginia Foxx (R), Don W. East (R) won.
2 seatsVirginia FoxxRepublican · winner · incumbent
28.3%51,959
Don W. EastRepublican · winner · incumbent
26.8%49,330
Judge A. PierceDemocrat
24.1%44,326
William Leonard PryorDemocrat
20.7%38,121
183,736 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