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2006Final results

2006 election for North Carolina Senate District 46

North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina

Walter Dalton (D) won with 54.4% of the vote, defeating Wes Westmoreland (R) by 8.8 points.

Walter DaltonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.4%22,557
45.6%18,890
41,447 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+8.82006R+1.02008R+14.72012R+17.42014R+32.32016R+39.92018

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