2020Final results
2020 election for North Carolina Senate District 3
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
Ernestine Bazemore (D) won with 52.0% of the vote, defeating Thomas S. Hester Jr. (R) by 4.0 points.
Ernestine BazemoreDemocrat · winner
52.0%91,053
Thomas S. Hester Jr.Republican
48.0%83,965
175,018 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