2012Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2012 election for North Carolina Senate District 18
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
Chad Barefoot (R) won with 55.9% of the vote, defeating Doug Berger (D) by 11.8 points.
Chad BarefootRepublican · winner
55.9%51,873
Doug BergerDemocrat · incumbent
44.1%40,897
92,770 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 2012
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET