The winning candidate would serve briefly in the United States House of Representatives to represent North Carolina in the 99th Congress until the General election on January 3, 1987, however Cass Ballenger won the general election for the seat which occurred on the same day as the special election to win election to a full 2-year term until January 3, 1989.
^Edward Walsh (July 4, 1986). "Rep. Broyhill Is Appointed To Succeed East". Washington Post.
^"NC District 10 - D Primary". Retrieved June 18, 2021.
^"NC District 10 - D Runoff". Retrieved June 18, 2021.
^"NC District 10 - R Primary". Retrieved June 18, 2021.
^"NC District 10 - Special Election". Our Campaigns. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
January 01, 1970
1986, north, carolina, 10th, congressional, district, special, election, special, election, united, states, house, representatives, north, carolina, 10th, congressional, district, held, november, 1986, 1984, november, 1986, 1986, nominee, cass, ballenger, lest. A special election to the United States House of Representatives for North Carolina s 10th congressional district was held November 4 1986 1986 North Carolina s 10th congressional district special election 1984 November 4 1986 1986 Nominee Cass Ballenger Lester D Roark Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 82 973 61 204 Percentage 57 55 42 45 Representative before election Jim Broyhill Elected Representative Cass Ballenger Republican The winning candidate would serve briefly in the United States House of Representatives to represent North Carolina in the 99th Congress until the General election on January 3 1987 however Cass Ballenger won the general election for the seat which occurred on the same day as the special election to win election to a full 2 year term until January 3 1989 Contents 1 Background 2 Democratic primary 2 1 Candidates 2 1 1 Nominee 2 1 2 Eliminated in Primary 2 2 Results 3 Republican primary 3 1 Candidates 3 1 1 Nominee 3 1 2 Eliminated in Primary 3 2 Results 4 General election 5 See also 6 ReferencesBackground editOn July 14 1986 Incumbent U S Representative Jim Broyhill retired after being appointed by then Governor of North Carolina James G Martin to the United States Senate succeeding the late U S Senator John Porter East who died of suicide 1 A special election was held to fill the vacancy caused by his appointment Democratic primary editCandidates edit Nominee edit Lester D Roark former Shelby Mayor and City Council member Eliminated in Primary edit Jack L Rhyne nominee for this seat in 1974 Ted A Poovey candidate for this seat in 1984 Denny R Hickman Steve Dolley Jr lawyer Results edit Democratic primary results 2 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Lester D Roark 14 834 40 06 Democratic Jack L Rhyne 10 865 29 34 Democratic Steve Dolley Jr 7 055 19 05 Democratic Ted A Poovey 2 896 7 82 Democratic Denny R Hickman 1 384 3 74 Total votes 37 034 100 00 Democratic primary runoff results 3 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Lester D Roark 10 103 65 97 Democratic Jack L Rhyne 5 221 34 03 Total votes 15 324 100 00 Republican primary editCandidates edit Nominee edit Cass Ballenger former state senator 1977 1985 and former state representative 1975 1977 Eliminated in Primary edit George S Robinson state representative 1980 1986 W Hall Young perennial candidate Results edit Republican primary results 4 Party Candidate Votes Republican Cass Ballenger 14 703 53 30 Republican George S Robinson 11 654 42 25 Republican W Hall Young 1 288 4 45 Total votes 27 585 100 General election edit1986 North Carolina s 10th congressional district special election 5 Party Candidate Votes Republican Cass Ballenger 82 973 57 55 15 81 Democratic Lester D Roark 61 205 42 25 15 82 Turnout 144 178 100 00 Republican holdSee also editUnited States House of Representatives elections 1982 United States House of Representatives elections 1984References edit Edward Walsh July 4 1986 Rep Broyhill Is Appointed To Succeed East Washington Post NC District 10 D Primary Retrieved June 18 2021 NC District 10 D Runoff Retrieved June 18 2021 NC District 10 R Primary Retrieved June 18 2021 NC District 10 Special Election Our Campaigns Retrieved June 19 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1986 North Carolina 27s 10th congressional district special election amp oldid 1211212276, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
