1998 North Carolina Senate election

none December 2025 ly 1998 North Carolina Senate election North Carolina legislative no 1996 North Carolina Senate election 1996 2000 North Carolina Senate election 2000 All 50 seats in the North Carolina Senate 26 (without Lieutenant Governor) November 3, 1998 File:Senator Marc Basnight.jpg Marc Basnight Democratic January 1, 1993 1st - Manteo 30 35 5 File:3x4.svg Robert Shaw Republican January 1, 1991 19th - Greensboro 20 15 5 President pro tempore Marc Basnight Democratic Marc Basnight Democratic The 1998 North Carolina Senate election was held on November 3, 1998, to determine which party would control the North Carolina Senate for the following two years in the 144th North Carolina General Assembly. All fifty senate seats were up for election. Prior to the election 30 seats were held by Democrats and 20 were held by Republicans. The general election saw the Democrats expand their majority by five seats, thereby retaining control of the North Carolina Senate.ftp://www.app.sboe.state.nc.us/data/ElectResults/1998_11_03/19981103_results_NC_Senate_03.pdf North Carolina Senate General Election November 24, 1998 NC State Bureau of Elections dead https://www.carolana.com/NC/1900s/nc_1900s_senate_1999-2000.html North Carolina State Senate 1999-2000 carolana.com 2025-11-15https://www.ednc.org/nccppr/ Article II: A Guide to the N.C. Legislature 1999-2000 ednc.org 2025-11-15 Retirements Three incumbents (1 Republican and 2 Democrats) did not run for re-election in 1998. Those incumbents were: District 15: Daniel Page (R) retired. District 29: Thomas Jenkins (D) retired. District 40: Leslie Winner (D) retired. Incumbents defeated Republicans District 20: James Mark McDaniel (R) lost re-election to Linda Garrou. District 28: Jesse Ledbetter (R) lost re-election to Steve Metcalf. District 28: R. L. Clark (R) lost re-election to Charles Newell Carter. District 32: John Blust (R) lost re-election to Kay Hagan. Results summary DistrictIncumbent PartyElectedParty 1st Marc Basnight Dem Marc Basnight Dem 2nd Frank Ballance Dem Frank Ballance Dem 3rd Bev Perdue Dem Bev Perdue Dem 4th Patrick J. Ballantine Rep Patrick J. Ballantine Rep 5th Charles W. Albertson Dem Charles W. Albertson Dem 6th R. L. "Bob" Martin Dem R. L. "Bob" Martin Dem 7th Luther Jordan Dem Luther Jordan Dem 8th John Kerr Dem John Kerr Dem 9th Edward Warren Dem Edward Warren Dem 10th Roy Cooper Dem Roy Cooper Dem 11th Allen Wellons Dem Allen Wellons Dem 12th Virginia Foxx Rep Virginia Foxx Rep Don W. East Rep Don W. East Rep 13th Wib Gulley Dem Wib Gulley Dem Jeanne Hopkins Lucas Dem Jeanne Hopkins Lucas Dem 14th Brad Miller Dem Brad Miller Dem Eric Miller Reeves Dem Eric Miller Reeves Dem 15th Daniel Page† Rep Oscar Harris Dem 16th Eleanor Kinnaird Dem Eleanor Kinnaird Dem Howard Lee Dem Howard Lee Dem 17th Aaron Plyler Dem Aaron Plyler Dem William R. Purcell Dem William R. Purcell Dem 18th R. C. Soles Jr. Dem R. C. Soles Jr. Dem 19th Bob Shaw Rep Bob Shaw Rep 20th James Mark McDaniel Rep Linda Garrou Dem Hamilton Horton Jr. Rep Hamilton Horton Jr. Rep 21st Hugh Webster Rep Hugh Webster Rep 22nd Fletcher L. Hartsell Jr. Rep Fletcher L. Hartsell Jr. Rep 23rd Jim Phillips Sr. Dem Jim Phillips Sr. Dem 24th Tony Rand Dem Tony Rand Dem 25th David W. Hoyle Dem David W. Hoyle Dem 26th Austin M. Allran Rep Austin M. Allran Rep 27th Kenneth Moore Rep Kenneth Moore Rep John Garwood Rep John Garwood Rep 28th Jesse Ledbetter Rep Steve Metcalf Dem R. L. Clark Rep Charles Newell Carter Dem 29th Thomas Jenkins† Dem Dan Robinson Dem 30th David Weinstein Dem David Weinstein Dem 31st Bill Martin Dem Bill Martin Dem 32nd John Blust Rep Kay Hagan Dem 33rd Charlie Dannelly Dem Charlie Dannelly Dem 34th T. L. "Fountain" Odom Dem T. L. "Fountain" Odom Dem 35th Bob Rucho Rep Bob Rucho Rep 36th John Carrington Rep John Carrington Rep 37th Walter Dalton Dem Walter Dalton Dem 38th Betsy Lane Cochrane Rep Betsy Lane Cochrane Rep 39th James Forrester Rep James Forrester Rep 40th Leslie Winner† Dem Dan Clodfelter Dem 41st Larry Shaw Dem Larry Shaw Dem 42nd Bob Carpenter Rep Bob Carpenter Rep † - Incumbent not seeking re-election Senate seats #ddd 600px 410px Democratic Democratic Party (United States) 70.00 Republican Republican Party (United States) 30.00 See also List of North Carolina state legislatures References Category:North Carolina Senate elections Category:1998 North Carolina elections Category:November 1998 in the United States North Carolina Senate election