1998Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1998 election for North Carolina Senate District 28
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
2 seats: Steve Metcalf (D), Charles N. Carter Jr. (D) won.
2 seatsSteve MetcalfDemocrat · winner
26.9%45,776
Charles N. Carter Jr.Democrat · winner
25.5%43,336
Jesse LedbetterRepublican · incumbent
24.2%41,175
R. L. ClarkRepublican · incumbent
23.4%39,827
170,114 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