1998Final results
1998 election for North Carolina House District 39
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
Lyons Gray (R) won with 67.9% of the vote, defeating Dan Besse (D) by 35.8 points.
Lyons GrayRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.9%14,570
Dan BesseDemocrat
32.1%6,895
21,465 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 1998
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET