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2016 North Carolina House of Representatives election
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An election was held on November 8, 2016, to elect all 120 members to North Carolina's House of Representatives. The election coincided with elections for other offices, including U.S. President, U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, state governor and state senate. The primary election was held on March 15, 2016.
Not to be confused with 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina.
Quick Facts All 120 seats in the North Carolina House of Representatives 61 seats needed for a majority, Turnout ...
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Turnout | 68.98% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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There was no change in the composition of the House (compared to the results of the 2014 elections) as Republicans retained their three-fifths supermajority, winning 74 seats compared to 46 seats for the Democrats.[1]