2014Final results
2014 election for North Carolina Senate District 38
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
Joel Ford (D) won with 79.7% of the vote, defeating Richard Rivette (R) by 59.4 points.
Joel FordDemocrat · winner · incumbent
79.7%35,366
Richard RivetteRepublican
20.3%9,003
44,369 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET