2002Final results
2002 election for North Carolina Senate District 23
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
Ellie Kinnaird (D) won with 65.7% of the vote, defeating Peter Morcombe (R) by 34.7 points.
Ellie KinnairdDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.7%37,481
Peter MorcombeRepublican
31.0%17,686
Christopher Todd GossLibertarian
3.2%1,847
57,014 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