1998Final results
1998 election for North Carolina House District 79
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
William L. Wainwright (D) won with 85.9% of the vote, defeating Bennett Paul Jones (Lib) by 71.7 points.
William L. WainwrightDemocrat · winner · incumbent
85.9%11,654
Bennett Paul JonesLibertarian
14.1%1,920
13,574 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