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2006Final results

2006 election for North Carolina Senate District 49

North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina

Martin L. Nesbitt (D) won with 65.6% of the vote, defeating R. L. Clark (R) by 31.3 points.

Martin L. NesbittDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.6%36,901
R. L. ClarkRepublican
34.4%19,318
56,219 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+31.32006D+31.32008D+18.72010D+23.92012D+22.62014D+29.82018

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