2006Final results
2006 election for North Carolina Senate District 42
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
Austin M. Allran (R) won with 55.9% of the vote, defeating Lyndon Helton (D) by 11.7 points.
Austin M. AllranRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.9%22,671
Lyndon HeltonDemocrat
44.1%17,906
40,577 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