2002Final results
2002 election for North Carolina Senate District 25
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
William R. Purcell (D) won with 57.6% of the vote, defeating Donald M. Dawkins (R) by 15.3 points.
William R. PurcellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.6%24,178
Donald M. DawkinsRepublican
42.4%17,778
41,956 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