2010Final results
2010 election for North Carolina House District 85
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
Mitch Gillespie (R) won with 69.0% of the vote, defeating Beth Ostgaard (D) by 38.0 points.
Mitch GillespieRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.0%12,421
Beth OstgaardDemocrat
31.0%5,577
17,998 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 2010
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET