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2006Final results

2006 election for North Carolina Senate District 12

North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina

Fred Smith (R) won with 64.9% of the vote, defeating Sherry M. Altman (D) by 29.7 points.

Fred SmithRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.9%23,872
35.1%12,931
36,803 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 2006

Races before and after

EvenR+12.91998R+17.32000R+15.32002R+29.72006R+3.92008R+39.32010

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