2002Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2002 election for North Carolina Senate District 50
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
Robert C. Carpenter (R) won with 56.5% of the vote, defeating Dan Robinson (D) by 12.9 points.
Robert C. CarpenterRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.5%30,032
Dan RobinsonDemocrat · incumbent
43.5%23,164
53,196 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