2002Final results
2002 election for North Carolina Senate District 7
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
John H. Kerr III (D) won with 53.9% of the vote, defeating Carolyn B. Russell (R) by 7.9 points.
John H. Kerr IIIDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.9%21,211
Carolyn B. RussellRepublican
46.1%18,108
39,319 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