1996Final results
1996 election for North Carolina Senate District 35
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
Robert Rucho (R) won with 63.1% of the vote, defeating James F. Alexander (D) by 26.2 points.
Robert RuchoRepublican · winner
63.1%41,845
James F. AlexanderDemocrat
36.9%24,490
66,335 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