2002Final results
2002 election for North Carolina Senate District 39
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
Robert Rucho (R) won with 65.2% of the vote, defeating Joe Spencer (D) by 33.6 points.
Robert RuchoRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.2%37,700
Joe SpencerDemocrat
31.5%18,244
Heather HeadLibertarian
3.3%1,919
57,863 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