2002Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2002 election for North Carolina Senate District 12
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
Fred Smith (R) won with 57.7% of the vote, defeating Allen H. Wellons (D) by 15.3 points.
Fred SmithRepublican · winner
57.7%26,225
Allen H. WellonsDemocrat · incumbent
42.3%19,253
45,478 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