2000Final results
2000 election for North Carolina Senate District 7
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
Luther Henry Jordan Jr. (D) won with 69.3% of the vote, defeating Thomas R. Mattison (R) by 41.1 points.
Luther Henry Jordan Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
69.3%17,242
Thomas R. MattisonRepublican
28.2%7,008
Stephen ShepherdLibertarian
2.6%639
24,889 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
The candidates
Luther Henry Jordan Jr. (D)Thomas R. Mattison (R)
Also on the ballot: Stephen Shepherd (Libertarian), 2.6%