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1996Final results

1996 election for North Carolina House District 77

North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina

Carolyn B. Russell (R) won with 74.7% of the vote, defeating Ronald E. Burrell (D) by 49.4 points.

Carolyn B. RussellRepublican · winner · incumbent
74.7%14,910
25.3%5,053
19,963 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+22.01998D+10.02002D+21.32004D+23.42006D+33.72008R+0.92010

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