2004Final results
2004 election for North Carolina Senate District 30
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
Don W. East (R) won with 64.7% of the vote, defeating Melvin T. Jackson (D) by 29.3 points.
Don W. EastRepublican · winner
64.7%40,611
Melvin T. JacksonDemocrat
35.3%22,188
62,799 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