1986Final results
1986 election for North Carolina House District 4
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
3 seats: Bruce Ethridge (D), J. Paul Tyndall (D), Robert Grady (R) won.
3 seatsBruce EthridgeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
20.1%15,654
J. Paul TyndallDemocrat · winner · incumbent
18.4%14,390
Robert GradyRepublican · winner
17.0%13,282
Glenn H. AdairDemocrat
16.9%13,224
Clifford TilghmanRepublican
14.1%11,007
Fred A. Holt IIIRepublican
13.4%10,463
78,020 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