1986Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for North Carolina House District 51
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
4 seats: Jeffrey P. Hunt (R), Marie W. Colton (D), Martin L. Nesbitt (D), Narvel J. Crawford (D) won.
4 seatsJeffrey P. HuntRepublican · winner
13.6%30,575
Marie W. ColtonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
13.3%29,713
Martin L. NesbittDemocrat · winner · incumbent
13.3%29,708
Narvel J. CrawfordDemocrat · winner · incumbent
13.2%29,489
Gordon H. GreenwoodDemocrat · incumbent
13.1%29,268
W. S. ThurmanRepublican
11.5%25,727
Helen S. MorrisonRepublican
11.3%25,365
John D. SchaferRepublican
10.8%24,173
224,018 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