1986Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1986 election for North Carolina House District 25

Name: 1986 election for North Carolina House District 25
Start: 1986-11-04
Location: North Carolina

North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina

4 seats: Bertha Holt (D), J. Fred Bowman (D), Robert L. McAlister (D), R. Samuel Hunt (D) won.

4 seats

Bertha HoltDemocrat · winner · incumbent

14.5%25,632

J. Fred BowmanDemocrat · winner · incumbent

14.4%25,472

Robert L. McAlisterDemocrat · winner · incumbent

13.6%24,051

R. Samuel HuntDemocrat · winner

13.6%23,981

11.6%20,516

11.4%20,174

James M. ColeRepublican · incumbent

10.4%18,452

10.4%18,429

176,707 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

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