1996Final results
1996 election for North Carolina House District 53
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
James C. Carpenter (R) won with 52.0% of the vote, defeating Thomas K. Jenkins (D) by 3.9 points.
James C. CarpenterRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.0%12,095
Thomas K. JenkinsDemocrat
48.0%11,186
23,281 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