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2020Final results

2020 election for North Carolina Senate District 23

North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina

Valerie Foushee (D) won with 68.3% of the vote, defeating Tom Glendinning (R) by 36.6 points.

Valerie FousheeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.3%176,863
Tom GlendinningRepublican
31.7%82,083
258,946 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

EvenD+36.42014D+36.12016D+42.62018D+36.62020D+34.62022D+31.72024

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET