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2012Final results

2012 election for North Carolina House District 42

North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina

Marvin W. Lucas (D) won with 77.5% of the vote, defeating Frank Racz (R) by 54.9 points.

Marvin W. LucasDemocrat · winner · incumbent
77.5%23,240
Frank RaczRepublican
22.5%6,766
30,006 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+22.31998R+25.42000D+32.52004D+54.92012D+54.72018D+34.82020

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