2002Final results
2002 election for North Carolina Senate District 1
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
Marc Basnight (D) won with 66.6% of the vote, defeating Ronald W. Toppin Sr. (R) by 33.3 points.
Marc BasnightDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.6%32,723
Ronald W. Toppin Sr.Republican
33.4%16,392
49,115 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 2002
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET