2004Final results
2004 election for North Carolina House District 85
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
Mitch Gillespie (R) won with 66.1% of the vote, defeating Philip J. Tate (D) by 32.2 points.
Mitch GillespieRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.1%16,047
Philip J. TateDemocrat
33.9%8,234
24,281 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