2004Final results
2004 election for North Carolina House District 40
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
Rick Eddins (R) won with 62.1% of the vote, defeating Joe Oshaughnessy (D) by 26.7 points.
Rick EddinsRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.1%29,528
Joe OshaughnessyDemocrat
35.5%16,848
Andrew HatchellLibertarian
2.4%1,143
47,519 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET