2002Final results
2002 election for North Carolina Senate District 48
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
Tom Apodaca (R) won with 66.7% of the vote, defeating Robert Cogburn Burris (D) by 33.5 points.
Tom ApodacaRepublican · winner
66.7%32,685
Robert Cogburn BurrisDemocrat
33.3%16,291
48,976 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