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2014Final results

2014 election for North Carolina Senate District 23

North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina

Valerie Foushee (D) won with 68.2% of the vote, defeating Mary Lopez Carter (R) by 36.4 points.

Valerie FousheeDemocrat · winner
68.2%53,652
31.8%25,021
78,673 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 2014

Races before and after

EvenD+41.82008D+29.72010D+33.92012D+36.42014D+36.12016D+42.62018

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