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2004Final results

2004 election for North Carolina Senate District 16

North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina

Janet Cowell (D) won with 59.4% of the vote, defeating Mark A. Bradrick (R) by 21.5 points.

Janet CowellDemocrat · winner
59.4%45,396
38.0%28,995
Jason MaraLibertarian
2.6%1,979
76,370 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+4.81998D+3.92000D+0.92002D+21.52004D+21.62008D+13.22010

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

The candidates

Janet Cowell (D)Mark A. Bradrick (R)

Also on the ballot: Jason Mara (Libertarian), 2.6%