2000Final results
2000 election for North Carolina Senate District 16
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
2 seats: Ellie Kinnaird (D), Howard Lee (D) won.
2 seatsEllie KinnairdDemocrat · winner · incumbent
27.1%68,346
Howard LeeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
25.8%65,167
Bill BoydRepublican
23.9%60,222
Vickie HargroveRepublican
23.2%58,561
252,296 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 2000
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET