1996Final results
1996 election for North Carolina House District 37
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
Paul McCrary (D) won with 59.9% of the vote, defeating Ronald Gilbert Coleman (R) by 19.9 points.
Paul McCraryDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.9%9,324
Ronald Gilbert ColemanRepublican
40.1%6,230
15,554 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET