2014Final results
2014 election for North Carolina House District 40
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
Marilyn Avila (R) won with 54.3% of the vote, defeating Margaret E. Broadwell (D) by 8.6 points.
Marilyn AvilaRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.3%16,120
Margaret E. BroadwellDemocrat
45.7%13,567
29,687 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 2014
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET