2002Final results
2002 election for North Carolina Senate District 47
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
Joe Sam Queen (D) won with 49.0% of the vote, defeating Gregg Thompson (R) by 1.3 points.
Joe Sam QueenDemocrat · winner
49.0%25,022
Gregg ThompsonRepublican
47.8%24,375
Sherry HillLibertarian
3.2%1,619
51,016 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