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2000Final results

2000 election for North Carolina Senate District 4

North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina

Patrick J. Ballantine (R) won with 65.3% of the vote, defeating Louise McColl (D) by 30.5 points.

Patrick J. BallantineRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.3%47,469
34.7%25,258
72,727 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

EvenR+18.51992R+29.31994R+32.51996R+30.52000D+39.32006D+25.12010

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET