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1996Final results

1996 election for North Carolina Senate District 41

North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina

Larry Shaw (D) won with 69.6% of the vote, defeating Art Hughes (R) by 39.1 points.

Larry ShawDemocrat · winner
69.6%15,994
Art HughesRepublican
30.4%6,997
22,991 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+36.02002R+37.92004R+20.92014R+13.82016D+13.72018D+33.02022

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