2020Final results
2020 election for North Carolina Senate District 16
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
Wiley Nickel (D) won with 65.6% of the vote, defeating Will Marsh (R) by 31.3 points.
Wiley NickelDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.6%161,067
Will MarshRepublican
34.4%84,288
245,355 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2020
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET