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2004Final results

2004 election for North Carolina Senate District 21

North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina

Larry Shaw (D) won with 61.2% of the vote, defeating Richard D. Evans (R) by 25.1 points.

Larry ShawDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.2%27,866
36.1%16,434
Brian IrvingLibertarian
2.7%1,225
45,525 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

EvenR+7.41998R+11.12000D+33.32002D+25.12004D+23.32006D+35.22010

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

The candidates

Larry Shaw (D)Richard D. Evans (R)

Also on the ballot: Brian Irving (Libertarian), 2.7%