2004Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2004 election for North Carolina House District 65
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
Nelson Cole (D) won with 52.6% of the vote, defeating Wayne Sexton (R) by 5.3 points.
Nelson ColeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.6%13,890
Wayne SextonRepublican · incumbent
47.4%12,493
26,383 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET