1988Final results
1988 election for North Carolina House District 29
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
Michael Decker (R) won with 57.8% of the vote, defeating Jesse B. Joyce (D) by 15.6 points.
Michael DeckerRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.8%9,560
Jesse B. JoyceDemocrat
42.2%6,983
16,543 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