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1996Final results

1996 election for North Carolina Senate District 36

North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina

John H. Carrington (R) won with 55.0% of the vote, defeating Constance Ludwig (D) by 10.0 points.

John H. CarringtonRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.0%45,578
45.0%37,287
82,865 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+10.01996R+11.82000R+38.12002R+26.42006R+13.62008R+38.02010

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