2012Final results
2012 election for North Carolina House District 86
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
Hugh Blackwell (R) won with 60.8% of the vote, defeating Jim Cates (D) by 21.6 points.
Hugh BlackwellRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.8%19,537
Jim CatesDemocrat
39.2%12,584
32,121 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