2006Final results
2006 election for North Carolina Senate District 25
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
William R. Purcell (D) won with 63.2% of the vote, defeating Douglas Bowen (R) by 26.4 points.
William R. PurcellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.2%23,436
Douglas BowenRepublican
36.8%13,640
37,076 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET