2004Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2004 election for North Carolina Senate District 50
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
John J. Snow Jr. (D) won with 49.4% of the vote, defeating Robert C. Carpenter (R) by 0.4 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
John J. Snow Jr.Democrat · winner
49.4%35,722
Robert C. CarpenterRepublican · incumbent
49.0%35,438
Ben LammLibertarian
1.6%1,164
72,324 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