2012Final results
2012 election for North Carolina House District 85
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
Mitch Gillespie (R) won with 68.5% of the vote, defeating Edwards Jr. (D) by 37.0 points.
Mitch GillespieRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.5%21,895
Edwards Jr.Democrat
31.5%10,077
31,972 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