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1996Final results

1996 election for North Carolina Senate District 25

North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina

David W. Hoyle (D) won with 64.3% of the vote, defeating Ray Hoyle (R) by 28.7 points.

David W. HoyleDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.3%27,324
Ray HoyleRepublican
35.7%15,147
42,471 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

EvenD+16.51986D+5.31990D+14.31992D+28.71996D+36.71998D+15.32002

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