2002Final results
2002 election for North Carolina Senate District 16
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
Eric Miller Reeves (D) won with 49.3% of the vote, defeating Paul Y. Coble (R) by 0.9 points.
Eric Miller ReevesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
49.3%25,799
Paul Y. CobleRepublican
48.4%25,323
Jason MaraLibertarian
2.3%1,215
52,337 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