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1996Final results

1996 election for North Carolina House District 16

North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina

Douglas Y. Yongue (D) won with 57.4% of the vote, defeating Jonathan D. Breeden (R) by 14.8 points.

Douglas Y. YongueDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.4%8,804
42.6%6,529
15,333 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+56.11988D+18.51990D+14.81996D+28.52000R+14.12002R+39.82010

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