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1996Final results

1996 election for North Carolina House District 10

North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina

Cynthia B. Watson (R) won with 50.8% of the vote, defeating Russell E. Tucker (D) by 1.5 points.

Cynthia B. WatsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.8%6,886
49.2%6,681
13,567 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 1996

Races before and after

EvenD+46.51988D+11.21992R+0.71994R+1.51996D+13.81998D+4.02000

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET