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2014Final results

2014 election for North Carolina Senate District 7

North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina

Louis Milford Pate Jr. (R) won with 68.8% of the vote, defeating Erik Anderson (D) by 37.6 points.

Louis Milford Pate Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
68.8%37,323
31.2%16,924
54,247 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+21.32006D+25.42008D+3.62010R+37.62014R+7.82018R+10.52020

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