1996Final results
1996 election for North Carolina House District 93
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
John Melvin Rayfield (R) won with 51.2% of the vote, defeating Billy Joye (D) by 2.5 points.
John Melvin RayfieldRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.2%9,199
Billy JoyeDemocrat
48.8%8,752
17,951 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