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North Carolina House District 98
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
Beth Helfrich won re-election by 20.1 points over John Rhodes.
Beth HelfrichDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.1%23,447
John RhodesRepublican
39.9%15,589
39,036 votes
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections unofficial resultsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 1:22 PM ET
Where the race moved
Against the 2024 presidential vote
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Beth HelfrichJohn Rhodes
$388.5K
Raised by the campaign
$15.8K
$259.3K
Spent by the campaign
$1.8K
$107.6K
Cash on hand
$14K
Campaign money: North Carolina State Board of Elections, through Oct 17, 2026; North Carolina State Board of Elections, through Jun 30, 2026.
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections campaign filingsUpdated Oct 17, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Beth Helfrich
- 96%
- John Rhodes
- 4%
- Projected margin
- D+14.7