2006Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2006 election for North Carolina House District 51
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
Jimmy L. Love Sr. (D) won with 54.2% of the vote, defeating Tim McNeill (R) by 8.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Jimmy L. Love Sr.Democrat · winner
54.2%8,724
Tim McNeillRepublican
45.8%7,383
16,107 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 2006
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET