1988Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1988 election for North Carolina House District 4
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
3 seats: Robert Grady (R), William D. Mills (D), Bruce Ethridge (D) won.
3 seatsRobert GradyRepublican · winner · incumbent
18.2%19,262
William D. MillsDemocrat · winner
17.9%18,915
Bruce EthridgeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
17.6%18,626
Gerald B. HurstRepublican
16.3%17,225
J. Paul TyndallDemocrat · incumbent
15.8%16,743
Clifford TilghmanRepublican
14.3%15,179
105,950 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