1986Final results
1986 election for North Carolina's 10th District
U.S. House · North Carolina
Cass Ballenger (R) won with 57.5% of the vote, defeating Lester D. "les" Roark (D) by 15.0 points.
Cass BallengerRepublican · winner
57.5%83,902
Lester D. "les" RoarkDemocrat
42.5%62,035
145,937 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1986
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Lester D. "les" RoarkCass Ballenger
$222K
Raised by the campaign
$469.3K
$218.8K
Spent by the campaign
$463.8K
$3.2K
Cash on hand
$5.4K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1986.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1986