1996Final results
1996 election for North Carolina Senate District 4
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
Patrick J. Ballantine (R) won with 62.2% of the vote, defeating Roy Little (D) by 32.5 points.
Patrick J. BallantineRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.2%37,067
Roy LittleDemocrat
29.6%17,667
Sandra BaroneLibertarian
8.2%4,896
59,630 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