1986Final results
1986 election for North Carolina House District 10
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
Wendell Holmes Murphy (D) won with 77.3% of the vote, defeating Melvin Pope (R) by 54.6 points.
Wendell Holmes MurphyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
77.3%8,553
Melvin PopeRepublican
22.7%2,515
11,068 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 1986
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET