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1998Final results

1998 election for North Carolina House District 42

North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina

Frank Mitchell (R) won with 61.2% of the vote, defeating John R. Loyd (D) by 22.3 points.

Frank MitchellRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.2%9,287
John R. LoydDemocrat
38.8%5,899
15,186 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

EvenR+8.61992R+12.51994R+17.91996R+22.31998R+25.42000D+32.52004

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET