1986Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for North Carolina House District 44
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
4 seats: Johnathan L. Rhyne Jr. (R), Walter H. Windley (R), Sam Beam (D), J. Vernon Abernethy Jr. (R) won.
4 seatsJohnathan L. Rhyne Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
16.5%9,404
Walter H. WindleyRepublican · winner · incumbent
12.6%7,193
Sam BeamDemocrat · winner
12.6%7,163
J. Vernon Abernethy Jr.Republican · winner
12.4%7,087
David W. Bumgardner Jr.Democrat · incumbent
12.3%7,017
W. Reggie HundleyRepublican
12.0%6,836
Billy JoyeDemocrat
11.2%6,390
Gloria B. MusardDemocrat
9.7%5,559
Write-ins and other votesOther party
0.7%373
57,022 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