1998Final results
1998 election for North Carolina House District 44
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
Daniel W. Barefoot (D) won with 58.0% of the vote, defeating Doris Leonhardt Lail (R) by 15.9 points.
Daniel W. BarefootDemocrat · winner
58.0%7,157
Doris Leonhardt LailRepublican
42.0%5,192
12,349 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