1998Final results
1998 election for North Carolina House District 65
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
Rick Eddins (R) won with 56.2% of the vote, defeating Merrie R. Hedrick (D) by 12.5 points.
Rick EddinsRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.2%12,416
Merrie R. HedrickDemocrat
43.8%9,663
22,079 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