2004Final results
2004 election for North Carolina Senate District 1
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
Marc Basnight (D) won with 64.7% of the vote, defeating Ronald W. Toppin Sr. (R) by 29.4 points.
Marc BasnightDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.7%45,367
Ronald W. Toppin Sr.Republican
35.3%24,759
70,126 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