2020Final results
2020 election for North Carolina Senate District 21
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
Ben Clark (D) won with 68.0% of the vote, defeating Sev Palacios (R) by 36.0 points.
Ben ClarkDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.0%100,222
Sev PalaciosRepublican
32.0%47,119
147,341 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