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2006Final results

2006 election for North Carolina House District 86

North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina

Walter Church Jr. (D) won with 51.5% of the vote, defeating Hugh Blackwell (R) by 3.0 points.

Walter Church Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
51.5%8,369
Hugh BlackwellRepublican
48.5%7,883
16,252 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

EvenD+18.22002D+3.02006R+3.22008R+23.92010R+21.62012R+27.62014

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