2012Final results
2012 election for North Carolina House District 40
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
Marilyn Avila (R) won with 53.9% of the vote, defeating William Jones (D) by 12.1 points.
Marilyn AvilaRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.9%22,613
William JonesDemocrat
41.8%17,541
Ron RealeLibertarian
4.4%1,828
41,982 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