1998Final results
1998 election for North Carolina Senate District 42
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
Robert C. Carpenter (R) won with 63.4% of the vote, defeating Earl Nathan Frizzell (D) by 28.7 points.
Robert C. CarpenterRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.4%34,404
Earl Nathan FrizzellDemocrat
34.7%18,811
Eric W. HenryLibertarian
2.0%1,067
54,282 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
The candidates
Robert C. Carpenter (R)Earl Nathan Frizzell (D)
Also on the ballot: Eric W. Henry (Libertarian), 2.0%