2014Final results
2014 election for North Carolina House District 86
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
Hugh Blackwell (R) won with 63.8% of the vote, defeating Jim Cates (D) by 27.6 points.
Hugh BlackwellRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.8%13,970
Jim CatesDemocrat
36.2%7,926
21,896 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