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2006Final results

2006 election for North Carolina Senate District 23

North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina

Ellie Kinnaird (D) won with 73.7% of the vote, defeating E. B. Alston (R) by 47.4 points.

Ellie KinnairdDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.7%31,947
E. B. AlstonRepublican
26.3%11,400
43,347 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

EvenD+8.92000D+34.72002D+30.82004D+47.42006D+41.82008D+29.72010

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