2012Final results
2012 election for North Carolina Senate District 47
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
Ralph Hise (R) won with 56.5% of the vote, defeating Phil Feagan (D) by 12.9 points.
Ralph HiseRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.5%46,415
Phil FeaganDemocrat
43.5%35,799
82,214 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