1996Final results
1996 election for North Carolina House District 97
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
Jerry Braswell (D) won with 70.8% of the vote, defeating John Sherman Best (R) by 42.6 points.
Jerry BraswellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.8%8,072
John Sherman BestRepublican
28.1%3,208
Write-ins and other votesOther party
1.1%129
11,409 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