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1996Final results

1996 election for North Carolina House District 29

North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina

Joanne W. Bowie (R) won with 92.0% of the vote, defeating Tom Bailey (Lib) by 84.1 points.

Joanne W. BowieRepublican · winner · incumbent
92.0%21,944
Tom BaileyLibertarian
8.0%1,896
23,840 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

EvenR+10.21984R+17.71986R+15.61988R+4.11990R+28.31992D+76.32018

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