1998Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1998 election for North Carolina Senate District 20
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
2 seats: Hamilton C. Horton Jr. (R), Linda Garrou (D) won.
2 seatsHamilton C. Horton Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
36.1%45,766
Linda GarrouDemocrat · winner
34.1%43,134
Mark McDanielRepublican · incumbent
29.8%37,707
126,607 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