2012Final results
2012 election for North Carolina House District 20
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
Rick Catlin (R) won with 64.1% of the vote, defeating Tom Gale (D) by 28.1 points.
Rick CatlinRepublican · winner
64.1%25,282
Tom GaleDemocrat
35.9%14,179
39,461 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET