2004Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2004 election for North Carolina Senate District 47
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
Keith W. Presnell (R) won with 52.6% of the vote, defeating Joe Sam Queen (D) by 5.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Keith W. PresnellRepublican · winner
52.6%37,791
Joe Sam QueenDemocrat · incumbent
47.4%34,115
71,906 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