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2004 election for North Carolina Senate District 6

North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina

Harry Brown (R) won with 52.4% of the vote, defeating Cecil Hargett (D) by 7.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Harry BrownRepublican · winner
52.4%21,624
Cecil HargettDemocrat · incumbent
44.8%18,514
Mathew TillmanLibertarian
2.8%1,148
41,286 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

EvenD+58.11982D+66.91998D+3.62002R+7.52004R+29.52006R+30.12018

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

Harry Brown (R)Cecil Hargett (D)

Also on the ballot: Mathew Tillman (Libertarian), 2.8%