2012Final results
2012 election for North Carolina Senate District 49
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
Martin L. Nesbitt (D) won with 62.0% of the vote, defeating R. L. Clark (R) by 23.9 points.
Martin L. NesbittDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.0%61,826
R. L. ClarkRepublican
38.0%37,953
99,779 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