1996Final results
1996 election for North Carolina Senate District 2
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
Frank Ballance (D) won with 71.9% of the vote, defeating William C. Carter (R) by 43.9 points.
Frank BallanceDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.9%27,774
William C. CarterRepublican
28.1%10,832
38,606 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