1996Final results
1996 election for North Carolina Senate District 42
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
Robert C. Carpenter (R) won with 91.5% of the vote, defeating Eric W. Henry (Lib) by 83.0 points.
Robert C. CarpenterRepublican · winner · incumbent
91.5%42,267
Eric W. HenryLibertarian
8.5%3,935
46,202 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