2004Final results
2004 election for North Carolina Senate District 46
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
Walter Dalton (D) won with 53.4% of the vote, defeating James Testa (R) by 6.9 points.
Walter DaltonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.4%32,595
James TestaRepublican
46.6%28,409
61,004 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