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1984Final results

1984 election for North Carolina House District 54

North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina

John B. McLaughlin (D) won with 55.1% of the vote, defeating Murray (R) by 10.1 points.

John B. McLaughlinDemocrat · winner
55.1%8,542
MurrayRepublican
44.9%6,969
15,511 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

EvenD+13.31998D+10.42000D+39.62006D+14.92010D+12.22012D+12.42014

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET