| Election Name: | 1986 North Carolina's 10th congressional district special election |
| After Election: | Cass Ballenger |
| Before Election: | Jim Broyhill |
| Representative | |
| Percentage2: | 42.45% |
| Popular Vote2: | 61,204 |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Nominee2: | Lester D. Roark |
| Percentage1: | 57.55% |
| Country: | North Carolina |
| Flag Year: | 1885 |
| Popular Vote1: | 82,973 |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Nominee1: | Cass Ballenger |
| Election Date: | November 4, 1986 |
| Next Year: | 1986 |
| Next Election: | United States House of Representatives election in North Carolina, 1986 |
| Previous Year: | 1984 |
| Previous Election: | United States House of Representatives election in Illinois, 1984 |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Type: | presidential |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
A special election to the United States House of Representatives for North Carolina's 10th congressional district was held November 4, 1986.
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.
On 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.