2002Final results
2002 election for North Carolina Senate District 30
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
John A. Garwood (R) won with 61.2% of the vote, defeating Ed Gambill (D) by 25.1 points.
John A. GarwoodRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.2%28,591
Ed GambillDemocrat
36.0%16,842
James WentzLibertarian
2.8%1,315
46,748 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