1996Final results
1996 election for North Carolina House District 84
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
Michael Decker (R) won with 68.5% of the vote, defeating James D. Smith (D) by 40.5 points.
Michael DeckerRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.5%17,456
James D. SmithDemocrat
28.0%7,142
Kathryn ParkerLibertarian
3.5%881
25,479 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