1996Final results
1996 election for North Carolina Senate District 32
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
John Blust (R) won with 50.1% of the vote, defeating Donald R. Vaughan (D) by 0.2 points.
John BlustRepublican · winner
50.1%26,096
Donald R. VaughanDemocrat
49.9%25,985
52,081 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