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1986 North Carolina U.S. House District 10 Election

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Who won the 1986 North Carolina U.S. House District 10 Election?

Cass Ballenger won the 1986 North Carolina U.S. House District 10 Election. Cass Ballenger received 83,902 popular votes (57.49%). The main challenger was Lester D. Roark (42.51%).

See the full head-to-head between Ballenger and Roark

Ballenger +15.0 pts · won by 21,867 votes
Cass BallengerRepublicanWINNER57.49%
83,902 votes
Lester D. RoarkDemocratic42.51%
62,035 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.