1994Final results
1994 election for North Carolina House District 97
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
Jerry Braswell (D) won with 80.7% of the vote, defeating John Sherman Best (Ind) by 61.3 points.
Jerry BraswellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
80.7%5,260
John Sherman BestIndependent
19.3%1,260
6,520 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 1994
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET