2002Final results
2002 election for North Carolina Senate District 5
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
Tony P. Moore (D) won with 50.9% of the vote, defeating Tom Coulson (R) by 2.9 points.
Tony P. MooreDemocrat · winner
50.9%22,265
Tom CoulsonRepublican
48.0%20,992
Christopher RuffLibertarian
1.2%521
43,778 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