1998Final results
1998 election for North Carolina Senate District 12
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
2 seats: Virginia Foxx (R), Don W. East (R) won.
2 seatsVirginia FoxxRepublican · winner · incumbent
30.9%46,169
Don W. EastRepublican · winner · incumbent
27.6%41,169
Al WhellerDemocrat
21.3%31,761
Ron L. JessupDemocrat
20.2%30,111
149,210 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 1998
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET