1984Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1984 election for North Carolina House District 55
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
C. Ivan Mothershead (R) won with 56.3% of the vote, defeating Louise S. Brennan (D) by 12.5 points.
C. Ivan MothersheadRepublican · winner
56.3%13,050
Louise S. BrennanDemocrat · incumbent
43.7%10,144
23,194 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