2014Final results
2014 Republican primary for North Carolina Senate District 47
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
Ralph Hise (R) won with 62.0% of the vote, defeating Michael Lavender (R) by 24.1 points.
Ralph HiseRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.0%8,378
Michael LavenderRepublican
38.0%5,127
13,505 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET