2008Final results
2008 election for North Carolina House District 85
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
Mitch Gillespie (R) won with 59.2% of the vote, defeating Chuck Aldridge (D) by 18.5 points.
Mitch GillespieRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.2%16,432
Chuck AldridgeDemocrat
40.8%11,304
27,736 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 2008
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET