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1996Final results

1996 election for North Carolina House District 65

North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina

Rick Eddins (R) won with 55.8% of the vote, defeating Dick Monteith (D) by 12.7 points.

Rick EddinsRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.8%14,711
43.1%11,363
Larry E. NormanLibertarian
1.2%308
26,382 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+24.31994R+12.71996R+12.51998D+5.32004D+33.12006R+18.92012

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

The candidates

Rick Eddins (R)Dick Monteith (D)

Also on the ballot: Larry E. Norman (Libertarian), 1.2%