1992Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1992 election for North Carolina House District 42
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
Frank Mitchell (R) won with 54.3% of the vote, defeating John Wayne Kahl (D) by 8.6 points.
Frank MitchellRepublican · winner
54.3%11,877
John Wayne KahlDemocrat · incumbent
45.7%9,987
21,864 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 1992
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET