North Carolina State House District 86
Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Hugh Blackwell Republican · Member list as of Oct 28
No published poll names both candidates.Last result · 2024 general: Hugh Blackwell (R) 72.1, Gena Singleton (D) 28.0
- Last election
- Hugh Blackwell (Republican) won by 44.1 points, 2024
- On the 2026 ballot
- 2 candidates
Side by side
Left column: BlackwellRight column: Hendrix
- Donor-based spectrum
- LiberalCentristConservativeBlackwellNo published score for Hendrix
- Races
- Won 9 of 10
- None listed
- Years since first win
- 18
- Not available
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Candidates on the ballot
- Wesley E. HendrixDemocratic
- Hugh BlackwellIncumbentRepublican
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History (17 elections for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 44,601
- Election day
- November 5, 2024
- District map
- Older district map (2024)
North Carolina House of Representatives District 86, 1992 to 2024, 2024, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanHugh BlackwellWon Republican 32,13472.0% DemocraticGena Singleton Democratic 12,46727.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 23,945
- Election day
- November 8, 2022
- District map
- Older district map (2022)
North Carolina House of Representatives District 86, 1992 to 2024, 2022, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanHugh BlackwellWon(incumbent) Republican 23,945100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 38,859
- Election day
- November 3, 2020
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2017)
North Carolina House of Representatives District 86, 1992 to 2024, 2020, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanHugh BlackwellWon(incumbent) Republican 27,15469.9% DemocraticCecelia Surratt Democratic 11,70530.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 25,451
- Election day
- November 6, 2018
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2017)
North Carolina House of Representatives District 86, 1992 to 2024, 2018, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanHugh BlackwellWon(incumbent) Republican 16,41264.5% DemocraticTim Barnsback Democratic 9,03935.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 33,992
- Election day
- November 8, 2016
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2017)
North Carolina House of Representatives District 86, 1992 to 2024, 2016, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanHugh BlackwellWon(incumbent) Republican 21,22662.4% DemocraticTim Barnsback Democratic 12,76637.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 21,896
- Election day
- November 4, 2014
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2017)
North Carolina House of Representatives District 86, 1992 to 2024, 2014, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanHugh BlackwellWon(incumbent) Republican 13,97063.8% DemocraticJim Cates Democratic 7,92636.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 32,121
- Election day
- November 6, 2012
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2017)
North Carolina House of Representatives District 86, 1992 to 2024, 2012, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanHugh BlackwellWon(incumbent) Republican 19,53760.8% DemocraticJim Cates Democratic 12,58439.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 16,841
- Election day
- November 2, 2010
- District map
- Older district map (2004 to 2011)
North Carolina House of Representatives District 86, 1992 to 2024, 2010, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanHugh BlackwellWon(incumbent) Republican 10,42961.9% DemocraticWalter Church Jr. Democratic 6,41238.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 27,399
- Election day
- November 4, 2008
- District map
- Older district map (2004 to 2011)
North Carolina House of Representatives District 86, 1992 to 2024, 2008, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanHugh BlackwellWon Republican 14,14051.6% DemocraticWalt Church Sr.(incumbent) Democratic 13,25948.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 16,252
- Election day
- November 7, 2006
- District map
- Older district map (2004 to 2011)
North Carolina House of Representatives District 86, 1992 to 2024, 2006, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticWalter G. Church Sr.Won(incumbent) Democratic 8,36951.5% RepublicanHugh Blackwell Republican 7,88348.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 16,029
- Election day
- November 2, 2004
- District map
- Older district map (2004 to 2011)
North Carolina House of Representatives District 86, 1992 to 2024, 2004, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticWalter G. Church Sr.Won(incumbent) Democratic 16,029100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 19,605
- Election day
- November 5, 2002
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2003)
North Carolina House of Representatives District 86, 1992 to 2024, 2002, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticWalter G. Church Sr.Won(incumbent) Democratic 11,58659.1% RepublicanEarl A. Cook Republican 8,01940.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 24,782
- Election day
- November 7, 2000
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
North Carolina House of Representatives District 86, 1992 to 2024, 2000, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticBill CulpepperWon(incumbent) Democratic 14,52758.6% RepublicanCheryl Byrd Republican 10,25541.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 17,799
- Election day
- November 3, 1998
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
North Carolina House of Representatives District 86, 1992 to 2024, 1998, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticBill CulpepperWon(incumbent) Democratic 11,69965.7% RepublicanGeorge A. Embrey Republican 6,10034.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 16,049
- Election day
- November 5, 1996
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
North Carolina House of Representatives District 86, 1992 to 2024, 1996, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticBill CulpepperWon(incumbent) Democratic 16,049100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 9,302
- Election day
- November 8, 1994
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
North Carolina House of Representatives District 86, 1992 to 2024, 1994, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticBill CulpepperWon Democratic 9,302100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 15,187
- Election day
- November 3, 1992
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
North Carolina House of Representatives District 86, 1992 to 2024, 1992, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRaymond M. ThompsonWon(incumbent) Democratic 15,187100.0%
- 2024: MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns; not an official source
- 1992 to 2022: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns; not an official source
Last contest in this district on file: 2024.
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Election Wrld. (2026). North Carolina State House District 86, election results 1992 to 2024. https://www.electionwrld.com/nc/house/86. Retrieved October 31, 2026.
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Sources: Census TIGERweb Legislative MapServer (120th CDs layer 0, 119th CDs layer 4, 2026 SLD upper layer 1 and lower layer 2) (US Census Bureau, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open Civic Data division identifiers (census_autogenerated us_sldl/us_sldu and openstates state files); also (sld-recent.json): Open Civic Data division identifiers (country-us) (CC0 (repository); also (sld-recent.json): CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open States people (current) CSVs (CC0-1.0 (Open States people data)), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Open States volunteers and staff (rosters from state legislature sites) from official returns, not an official source; MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips) (Not stated in the GitHub repository (an earlier label said "MIT (repo)", which the repository does not support). MEDSL's Harvard Dataverse records are CC0 1.0, but these GitHub files were not checksum-matched to the Dataverse files, so CC0 is not claimed for them.), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns, not an official source; State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse) (CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns, not an official source.
District id: ocd-division/country:us/state:nc/sldl:86
DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), DIME (ODC-BY), MEDSL 2024 official precinct returnsData as of Oct 28, 2026