2002Final results
2002 election for North Carolina Senate District 26
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
Phil Berger (R) won with 84.7% of the vote, defeating Jim Capo (Lib) by 69.4 points.
Phil BergerRepublican · winner · incumbent
84.7%40,187
Jim CapoLibertarian
15.3%7,264
47,451 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