2004Final results
2004 election for North Carolina Senate District 41
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
James Forrester (R) won with 68.9% of the vote, defeating Rita W. McElwaine (D) by 37.9 points.
James ForresterRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.9%50,458
Rita W. McElwaineDemocrat
31.1%22,741
73,199 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