2012Final results
2012 election for North Carolina House District 79
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
Julia Howard (R) won with 70.1% of the vote, defeating Cristina Victoria Vazquez (D) by 40.1 points.
Julia HowardRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.1%27,749
Cristina Victoria VazquezDemocrat
29.9%11,859
39,608 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