2004Final results
2004 election for North Carolina House District 97
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
Joe L. Kiser (R) won with 61.1% of the vote, defeating Ken H. Fortenberry (D) by 22.3 points.
Joe L. KiserRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.1%17,888
Ken H. FortenberryDemocrat
38.9%11,374
29,262 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