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1986Final results

1986 election for North Carolina House District 30

North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina

Bill Boyd (R) won with 52.9% of the vote, defeating John R. Lawrence (D) by 5.7 points.

Bill BoydRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.9%7,325
47.1%6,531
13,856 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

EvenR+7.21980R+5.11982R+15.81984R+5.71986R+18.91988R+19.11990

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