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2004Final results

2004 election for North Carolina House District 23

North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina

Joe Pat Tolson (D) won with 65.9% of the vote, defeating Henry Williams II (R) by 31.9 points.

Joe Pat TolsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.9%17,040
34.1%8,804
25,844 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 2004

Races before and after

EvenD+11.91994D+33.41996D+7.92002D+31.92004D+42.12006D+24.42008

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET