1990Final results
1990 election for North Carolina House District 51
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
4 seats: Marie W. Colton (D), Martin L. Nesbitt (D), Gordon H. Greenwood (D), Narvel J. Crawford (D) won.
4 seatsMarie W. ColtonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
14.1%37,152
Martin L. NesbittDemocrat · winner · incumbent
13.8%36,345
Gordon H. GreenwoodDemocrat · winner · incumbent
13.2%34,775
Narvel J. CrawfordDemocrat · winner · incumbent
13.1%34,667
W. Scott HarveyRepublican
12.0%31,682
Larry R. LinneyRepublican
11.6%30,563
Karen L. WynottRepublican
11.5%30,469
Kenneth E. HairRepublican
10.7%28,369
264,022 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 1990
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET