1996Final results
1996 election for North Carolina Senate District 8
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
John H. Kerr III (D) won with 56.0% of the vote, defeating Steve Brannan (R) by 12.1 points.
John H. Kerr IIIDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.0%21,493
Steve BrannanRepublican
44.0%16,855
38,348 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