1996Final results
1996 election for North Carolina House District 79
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
William L. Wainwright (D) won with 67.6% of the vote, defeating Robert L. Daly (R) by 35.2 points.
William L. WainwrightDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.6%11,198
Robert L. DalyRepublican
32.4%5,372
16,570 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