1996Final results
1996 election for North Carolina House District 49
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
Robert C. Hunter (D) won with 55.7% of the vote, defeating Stan K. Smothers (R) by 11.4 points.
Robert C. HunterDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.7%12,086
Stan K. SmothersRepublican
44.3%9,622
21,708 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