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2002Final results

2002 election for North Carolina Senate District 14

North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina

Vernon Malone (D) won with 64.5% of the vote, defeating Carol Bennett (R) by 31.6 points.

Vernon MaloneDemocrat · winner
64.5%28,469
Carol BennettRepublican
32.9%14,518
Richard DavisonLibertarian
2.5%1,117
44,104 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

EvenD+2.11996D+10.71998D+3.32000D+31.62002D+28.22004D+31.92006

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

The candidates

Vernon Malone (D)Carol Bennett (R)

Also on the ballot: Richard Davison (Libertarian), 2.5%