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2002Final results

2002 election for North Carolina Senate District 43

North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina

David W. Hoyle (D) won with 53.0% of the vote, defeating Michael Harrington (R) by 6.0 points.

David W. HoyleDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.0%18,958
47.0%16,805
35,763 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

EvenD+2.92008R+39.12010R+29.62018R+30.92020R+23.62024R+1.82026

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