2002Final results
2002 election for North Carolina Senate District 9
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
Patrick J. Ballantine (R) won with 65.1% of the vote, defeating Laura Padgett (D) by 32.2 points.
Patrick J. BallantineRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.1%34,361
Laura PadgettDemocrat
32.9%17,381
Shaun MitchellLibertarian
2.0%1,033
52,775 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