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2006Final results

2006 election for North Carolina House District 85

North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina

Mitch Gillespie (R) won with 54.1% of the vote, defeating Chuck Aldridge (D) by 8.1 points.

Mitch GillespieRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.1%8,899
45.9%7,560
16,459 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

EvenR+32.22004R+8.12006R+18.52008R+38.02010R+37.02012R+49.82014

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