1998Final results
1998 election for North Carolina House District 51
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
3 seats: Wilma Sherrill (R), Lanier M. Cansler (R), Martin L. Nesbitt (D) won.
3 seatsWilma SherrillRepublican · winner · incumbent
20.8%30,655
Lanier M. CanslerRepublican · winner · incumbent
17.7%26,152
Martin L. NesbittDemocrat · winner · incumbent
17.6%26,009
Barbara FieldDemocrat
15.2%22,381
Mark CrawfordRepublican
14.7%21,640
Ronald L. DaltonDemocrat
14.1%20,753
147,590 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