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2012Final results

2012 election for North Carolina House District 56

North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina

Verla C. Insko (D) won with 77.4% of the vote, defeating Karrie Mead (R) by 54.9 points.

Verla C. InskoDemocrat · winner · incumbent
77.4%35,173
Karrie MeadRepublican
22.6%10,248
45,421 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

EvenD+23.11984D+85.11996D+54.92012D+62.42014D+74.92018D+72.62024

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