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2004Final results

2004 election for North Carolina Senate District 17

North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina

Richard Stevens (R) won with 58.7% of the vote, defeating Norwood Clark (D) by 19.4 points.

Richard StevensRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.7%55,908
39.3%37,432
Ryan MaasLibertarian
1.9%1,844
95,184 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+5.01998D+3.02000R+27.32002R+19.42004R+27.52010R+7.32012

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

The candidates

Richard Stevens (R)Norwood Clark (D)

Also on the ballot: Ryan Maas (Libertarian), 1.9%