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1996Final results

1996 election for North Carolina House District 58

North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina

Ruth M. Easterling (D) won with 60.1% of the vote, defeating Grace Grasty (R) by 20.1 points.

Ruth M. EasterlingDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.1%10,716
Grace GrastyRepublican
39.9%7,122
17,838 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

EvenD+33.42004D+31.32006D+42.72008D+26.32010D+59.72012D+53.62018

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