2000Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2000 election for North Carolina House District 76
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
Michael Harrington (R) won with 55.8% of the vote, defeating John D. Bridgeman (D) by 11.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Michael HarringtonRepublican · winner
55.8%15,430
John D. BridgemanDemocrat · incumbent
44.2%12,230
27,660 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 2000
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET