2002Final results
2002 election for North Carolina Senate District 29
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
Jerry W. Tillman (R) won with 64.6% of the vote, defeating Mac Whatley (D) by 31.2 points.
Jerry W. TillmanRepublican · winner
64.6%24,972
Mac WhatleyDemocrat
33.5%12,932
Douglas KaniaLibertarian
1.9%728
38,632 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