2000Final results
2000 election for North Carolina Senate District 5
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
Charles W. Albertson (D) won with 59.6% of the vote, defeating Cynthia B. Watson (R) by 19.2 points.
Charles W. AlbertsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.6%28,166
Cynthia B. WatsonRepublican
40.4%19,109
47,275 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