2016Final results
2016 election for North Carolina Senate District 40
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
Joyce Waddell (D) won with 82.5% of the vote, defeating Marguerite Cooke (R) by 65.0 points.
Joyce WaddellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
82.5%61,481
Marguerite CookeRepublican
17.5%13,032
74,513 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2016
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET