2006Final results
2006 election for North Carolina Senate District 40
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
Malcolm Graham (D) won with 61.5% of the vote, defeating Ed Mulheren (R) by 23.0 points.
Malcolm GrahamDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.5%21,247
Ed MulherenRepublican
38.5%13,314
34,561 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