2002Final results
2002 election for North Carolina Senate District 15
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
John H. Carrington (R) won with 55.7% of the vote, defeating Dorothy Bowles (D) by 14.0 points.
John H. CarringtonRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.7%34,177
Dorothy BowlesDemocrat
41.7%25,581
Nathan WilsonLibertarian
2.6%1,626
61,384 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