2012Final results
2012 election for North Carolina Senate District 38
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
Joel Ford (D) won with 80.2% of the vote, defeating Richard Rivette (R) by 60.4 points.
Joel FordDemocrat · winner
80.2%65,715
Richard RivetteRepublican
19.8%16,214
81,929 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