1998Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1998 election for North Carolina Senate District 32
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
Kay R. Hagan (D) won with 52.4% of the vote, defeating John Blust (R) by 4.8 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Kay R. HaganDemocrat · winner
52.4%20,886
John BlustRepublican · incumbent
47.6%18,988
39,874 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