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2002Final results

2002 election for North Carolina Senate District 27

North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina

Kay R. Hagan (D) won with 56.2% of the vote, defeating Mark McDaniel (R) by 14.9 points.

Kay R. HaganDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.2%28,170
Mark McDanielRepublican
41.3%20,714
Tom BaileyLibertarian
2.5%1,272
50,156 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

EvenR+33.11994R+27.41996R+26.91998D+14.92002D+34.12004D+37.52008

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

Kay R. Hagan (D)Mark McDaniel (R)

Also on the ballot: Tom Bailey (Libertarian), 2.5%