2004Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2004 election for North Carolina Senate District 5
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
John H. Kerr III (D) won with 56.8% of the vote, defeating Tony P. Moore (R) by 13.6 points.
John H. Kerr IIIDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.8%34,162
Tony P. MooreRepublican · incumbent
43.2%25,987
60,149 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