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1996Final results

1996 election for North Carolina Senate District 34

North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina

T. L. Odom (D) won with 56.1% of the vote, defeating Edith A. Brotherton (R) by 13.6 points.

T. L. OdomDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.1%31,327
42.5%23,732
David M. SchmidtLibertarian
1.4%771
55,830 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+0.61994D+13.61996D+17.01998D+12.32000R+23.12002R+26.62004

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

The candidates

T. L. Odom (D)Edith A. Brotherton (R)

Also on the ballot: David M. Schmidt (Libertarian), 1.4%