1998Final results
1998 election for North Carolina Senate District 5
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
Charles W. Albertson (D) won with 64.3% of the vote, defeating Mary Jo Lofliin (R) by 28.5 points.
Charles W. AlbertsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.3%22,349
Mary Jo LofliinRepublican
35.7%12,428
34,777 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