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2004Final results

2004 election for North Carolina House District 116

North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina

Wilma Sherrill (R) won with 62.2% of the vote, defeating Doug Jones (D) by 24.5 points.

Wilma SherrillRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.2%20,030
Doug JonesDemocrat
37.8%12,149
32,179 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 2004

Races before and after

EvenD+3.42008R+11.62010R+12.62012D+3.82014D+9.82018D+23.82020

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET