1984Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1984 election for North Carolina House District 39
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
3 seats: Ann Q. Duncan (R), Frank E. Rhodes (R), Theresa Esposito (R) won.
3 seatsAnn Q. DuncanRepublican · winner
18.0%32,177
Frank E. RhodesRepublican · winner
17.8%31,757
Theresa EspositoRepublican · winner
17.3%31,011
Margaret TennilleDemocrat · incumbent
17.0%30,333
Tom C. WombleDemocrat · incumbent
16.0%28,669
R. J. ChildressDemocrat · incumbent
13.9%24,851
178,798 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1984
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET