2002Final results
2002 election for North Carolina Senate District 3
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
Clark Jenkins (D) won with 66.7% of the vote, defeating Don Carson (R) by 34.6 points.
Clark JenkinsDemocrat · winner
66.7%26,444
Don CarsonRepublican
32.1%12,743
Henry BoschenLibertarian
1.2%464
39,651 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