2012Final results
2012 election for North Carolina House District 51
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
Michael Stone (R) won with 52.0% of the vote, defeating W. P. Tatum (D) by 4.1 points.
Michael StoneRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.0%15,764
W. P. TatumDemocrat
48.0%14,533
30,297 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