2002Final results
2002 election for North Carolina Senate District 49
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
Steve Metcalf (D) won with 55.9% of the vote, defeating R. L. Clark (R) by 11.9 points.
Steve MetcalfDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.9%26,459
R. L. ClarkRepublican
44.1%20,845
47,304 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