1988Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1988 election for North Carolina House District 20
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
2 seats: Billy J. Creech (R), Barney Woodard (D) won.
2 seatsBilly J. CreechRepublican · winner
29.4%19,213
Barney WoodardDemocrat · winner · incumbent
26.9%17,537
George W. BrannanDemocrat · incumbent
23.5%15,314
Philip R. TaylorRepublican
20.2%13,188
65,252 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 1988
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET