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1996Final results

1996 election for North Carolina Senate District 27

North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina

2 seats: Donald R. Kincaid (R), John A. Garwood (R) won.

2 seats
Donald R. KincaidRepublican · winner · incumbent
34.5%60,283
John A. GarwoodRepublican · winner
31.8%55,610
18.1%31,687
15.5%27,063
174,643 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

EvenR+21.91990R+21.11992R+33.11994R+27.41996R+26.91998D+14.92002

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