2020Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2020 election for North Carolina House District 98
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
John R. Bradford III (R) won with 51.7% of the vote, defeating Christy Clark (D) by 3.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
John R. Bradford IIIRepublican · winner
51.7%63,586
Christy ClarkDemocrat · incumbent
48.3%59,487
123,073 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2020
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET