2020Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2020 election for North Carolina Senate District 18
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
Sarah Crawford (D) won with 52.1% of the vote, defeating Larry E. Norman (R) by 7.7 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Sarah CrawfordDemocrat · winner
52.1%135,824
Larry E. NormanRepublican
44.4%115,785
Jason LoebackOther party
3.5%9,207
260,816 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