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1996Final results

1996 election for North Carolina House District 42

North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina

Frank Mitchell (R) won with 59.0% of the vote, defeating John A. Lloyd (D) by 17.9 points.

Frank MitchellRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.0%11,954
41.0%8,319
20,273 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+4.41984R+8.61992R+12.51994R+17.91996R+22.31998R+25.42000

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