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2012Final results

2012 election for North Carolina House District 13

North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina

Patricia McElraft (R) won with 88.3% of the vote, defeating Wyatt Rike (Lib) by 76.7 points.

Patricia McElraftRepublican · winner · incumbent
88.3%28,416
Wyatt RikeLibertarian
11.7%3,752
32,168 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 2012

Races before and after

EvenR+41.52004R+16.72006R+13.72008R+46.52010R+39.52014R+41.62016

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