2002 North Carolina House of Representatives election

2002 North Carolina House of Representatives election

November 5, 2002
All 120 seats in the North Carolina House of Representatives 61 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader James B. Black N. Leo Daughtry Party Democratic Republican Leader's seat 36th District 95th District

The North Carolina House of Representatives election of 2002 were held on November 5, 2002, as part of the biennial election to the General Assembly. All 120 seats in the North Carolina House of Representatives were elected.

It is not to be confused with the election to the United States House of Representatives, which was held in North Carolina on the same day.

Results summary

District	Incumbent	Party		Elected	Party
1st	Bill Owens		Dem	Bill Owens		Dem
2nd	Bill Culpepper		Dem	Bill Culpepper		Dem
3rd	Alice Graham Underhill		Dem	Michael Gorman		Rep
4th	Gene Rogers†		Dem	Charles Elliott Johnson		Dem
5th	Howard Hunter Jr.		Dem	Howard Hunter Jr.		Dem
6th	Zeno Edwards†		Dem	Arthur Williams		Dem
7th	John Hall		Dem	John Hall		Dem
8th	Edith Warren		Dem	Edith Warren		Dem
9th	Marian McLawhorn		Dem	Marian McLawhorn		Dem
10th	Russell Tucker		Dem	Stephen LaRoque		Rep
11th	Phil Baddour		Dem	Louis Pate		Rep
12th	William Wainwright		Dem	William Wainwright		Dem
13th	Jean Preston		Rep	Jean Preston		Rep
	Ronald Smith		Dem
14th	New Seat			Keith Williams		Rep
15th	Robert Grady		Rep	Robert Grady		Rep
16th	New Seat			Carolyn Justice		Rep
17th	David Redwine		Dem	Bonner Stiller		Rep
18th	Thomas Wright		Dem	Thomas Wright		Dem
19th	Danny McComas		Rep	Danny McComas		Rep
20th	Dewey Hill		Dem	Dewey Hill		Dem
21st	Larry Bell		Dem	Larry Bell		Dem
22nd	Edd Nye		Dem	Edd Nye		Dem
	Nurham Warwick		Dem
23rd	Joe Tolson		Dem	Joe Tolson		Dem
24th	Shelly Willingham		Dem	Jean Farmer-Butterfield		Dem
25th	Gene Arnold†		Rep	Bill Daughtridge		Rep
26th	Billy Creech		Rep	Billy Creech		Rep
	Carolyn Russell		Rep
27th	Stanley Fox		Dem	Stanley Fox		Dem
28th	Leo Daughtry		Rep	Leo Daughtry		Rep
29th	Paul Miller		Dem	Paul Miller		Dem
30th	Paul Luebke		Dem	Paul Luebke		Dem
31st	Mickey Michaux		Dem	Mickey Michaux		Dem
32nd	Jim Crawford		Dem	Jim Crawford		Dem
33rd	Dan Blue†		Dem	Bernard Allen		Dem
34th	Art Pope†		Rep	Don Munford		Rep
35th	Jennifer Weiss		Dem	Jennifer Weiss		Dem
36th	David Miner		Rep	David Miner		Rep
37th	Bob Hensley†		Dem	Paul Stam		Rep
38th	New Seat			Deborah Ross		Dem
39th	Sam Ellis		Rep	Sam Ellis		Rep
40th	Rick Eddins		Rep	Rick Eddins		Rep
41st	Mia Morris		Rep	Margaret Dickson		Dem
42nd	Marvin Lucas		Dem	Marvin Lucas		Dem
43rd	Mary McAllister		Dem	Mary McAllister		Dem
44th	John Hurley†		Dem	Rick Glazier		Dem
45th	Alex Warner		Dem	Alex Warner		Dem
46th	Douglas Yongue		Dem	Douglas Yongue		Dem
47th	Ronnie Sutton		Dem	Ronnie Sutton		Dem
48th	Donald Bonner		Dem	Donald Bonner		Dem
49th	New Seat			Lucy Allen		Dem
50th	Russell Capps		Rep	Russell Capps		Rep
51st	Leslie Cox		Dem	John Sauls		Rep
52nd	Richard Morgan		Rep	Richard Morgan		Rep
53rd	Donald Davis†		Rep	David Lewis		Rep
54th	Joe Hackney		Dem	Joe Hackney		Dem
55th	Gordon Allen		Dem	Gordon Allen		Dem
56th	Verla Insko		Dem	Verla Insko		Dem
57th	Joanne Bowie		Rep	Joanne Bowie		Rep
58th	Alma Adams		Dem	Alma Adams		Dem
59th	Maggie Jeffus		Dem	Maggie Jeffus		Dem
60th	New Seat			Earl Jones		Dem
61st	Mary Jarrell†		Dem	Steve Wood		Rep
62nd	John Blust		Rep	John Blust		Rep
	Flossie Boyd-McIntyre		Dem
63rd	New Seat			Alice Bordsen		Dem
64th	Cary Allred		Rep	Cary Allred		Rep
	W. B. Teague†		Rep
65th	Nelson Cole		Dem	Nelson Cole		Dem
66th	Wayne Sexton		Rep	Wayne Sexton		Rep
67th	Arlie Culp		Rep	Arlie Culp		Rep
68th	Wayne Goodwin		Dem	Wayne Goodwin		Dem
69th	Pryor Gibson		Dem	Pryor Gibson		Dem
70th	Bobby Barbee		Rep	Bobby Barbee		Rep
	Fern Shubert†		Rep
71st	Larry Womble		Dem	Larry Womble		Dem
72nd	Warren Oldham†		Dem	Earline Parmon		Dem
73rd	New Seat			Curtis Blackwood		Rep
74th	Linda Johnson		Rep	Linda Johnson		Rep
75th	Jeff Barnhart		Rep	Jeff Barnhart		Rep
76th	Eugene McCombs		Rep	Eugene McCombs		Rep
77th	Lorene Coates		Dem	Lorene Coates		Dem
78th	Harold Brubaker		Rep	Harold Brubaker		Rep
79th	Julia Craven Howard		Rep	Julia Craven Howard		Rep
80th	Jerry Dockham		Rep	Jerry Dockham		Rep
81st	Hugh Holliman		Dem	Hugh Holliman		Dem
82nd	Gene Wilson		Rep	Gene Wilson		Rep
83rd	Tracy Walker		Rep	Tracy Walker		Rep
84th	Charles Buchanan†		Rep	Phillip Frye		Rep
	Gregory Thompson†		Rep
85th	Mitch Gillespie		Rep	Mitch Gillespie		Rep
86th	Walt Church		Dem	Walt Church		Dem
87th	Edgar Starnes		Rep	Edgar Starnes		Rep
88th	Mark Hilton		Rep	Mark Hilton		Rep
89th	Mitchell Setzer		Rep	Mitchell Setzer		Rep
90th	New Seat			Jim Harrell		Dem
91st	Rex Baker		Rep	Rex Baker		Rep
	William Hiatt†		Rep
92nd	George Holmes		Rep	George Holmes		Rep
93rd	Lyons Gray†		Rep	Bill McGee		Rep
	Theresa Esposito†		Rep
94th	Michael Decker		Rep	Michael Decker		Rep
95th	New Seat			Karen Ray		Rep
96th	Frank Mitchell		Rep	Frank Mitchell		Rep
97th	Joe Kiser		Rep	Joe Kiser		Rep
	Daniel Barefoot†		Dem
98th	New Seat			John Rhodes		Rep
99th	Drew Saunders		Dem	Drew Saunders		Dem
100th	Jim Black		Dem	Jim Black		Dem
101st	Beverly Earle		Dem	Beverly Earle		Dem
102nd	Ruth Easterling†		Dem	Becky Carney		Dem
103rd	Jim Gulley		Rep	Jim Gulley		Rep
104th	Connie Wilson		Rep	Connie Wilson		Rep
105th	Ed McMahan		Rep	Ed McMahan		Rep
106th	Martha Alexander		Dem	Martha Alexander		Dem
107th	Pete Cunningham		Dem	Pete Cunningham		Dem
108th	John Rayfield		Rep	John Rayfield		Rep
	Michael Harrington†		Rep
109th	New Seat			Patrick McHenry		Rep
110th	Debbie Clary		Rep	Debbie Clary		Rep
	John Weatherly†		Rep
111th	Andy Dedmon		Dem	Tim Moore		Rep
112th	New Seat			Bob England		Dem
113th	Trudi Walend		Rep	Trudi Walend		Rep
114th	Martin Nesbitt		Dem	Martin Nesbitt		Dem
115th	Mark Crawford		Rep	Bruce Goforth		Dem
116th	Wilma Sherrill		Rep	Wilma Sherrill		Rep
117th	Larry Justus		Rep	Larry Justus		Rep
118th	Margaret Carpenter		Rep	Ray Rapp		Dem
119th	Phil Haire		Dem	Phil Haire		Dem
120th	Roger West		Rep	Roger West		Rep

† - Incumbent not seeking re-election

2002 North Carolina House of Representatives election – Summary

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Republican	61					51.77	1,072,101
	Democratic	59					43.63	903,508
	Libertarian	0	0	0	±0	0	4.59	95,103

Detailed results

Districts 1-19

District 1

Incumbent Democrat Bill Owens has represented the 1st district since 1995

North Carolina House of Representatives 1st district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bill Owens (incumbent)	12,157	100%
Total votes			12,157	100%
	Democratic hold

District 2

The 2nd district overlaps with much of the former 86th district. Incumbent Democrat Bill Culpepper, who has represented the 86th district since 1993, was re-elected here.

North Carolina House of Representatives 2nd district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bill Culpepper (incumbent)	11,867	63.45%
	Republican	Daniel M. Beall	6,837	36.55%
Total votes			18,704	100%
	Democratic hold

District 3

Incumbent Democrat Alice Graham Underhill has represented the 3rd district since 2001, she lost re-election to Republican Michael Gorman.

North Carolina House of Representatives 3rd district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael Gorman	10,777	50.43%
	Democratic	Alice Graham Underhill (incumbent)	10,594	49.57%
Total votes			21,371	100%
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 4

The new 4th district overlaps with much of the former 6th district. Incumbent Democrat Gene Rogers, who has represented the 6th district since 1987, didn't seek re-election. Democrat Charles Elliott Johnson won the open seat.

North Carolina House of Representatives 4th district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charles Elliott Johnson	9,109	51.77%
	Republican	John Wobbleton	8,487	48.23%
Total votes			17,596	100%
	Democratic hold

District 5

Incumbent Democrat Howard Hunter Jr. has represented the 5th district since 1989.

North Carolina House of Representatives 5th district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Howard Hunter Jr. (incumbent)	12,714	84.31%
	Libertarian	Larry Cooke	2,366	15.69%
Total votes			15,080	100%
	Democratic hold

District 6

The new 6th district overlaps with much of the former 2nd district. Incumbent Democrat Zeno Edwards, who has represented the 2nd district since 1993, didn't seek re-election. Democrat Arthur Williams won the open seat.

North Carolina House of Representatives 6th district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Arthur Williams	11,287	53.91%
	Republican	Hood Richardson	9,648	46.09%
Total votes			20,935	100%
	Democratic hold

District 7

Incumbent Democrat John Hall has represented the 7th district since his appointment on February 4, 2000. Hall was elected to his first full term.

North Carolina House of Representatives 7th district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Hall (incumbent)	11,941	100%
Total votes			11,941	100%
	Democratic hold

District 8

Incumbent Democrat Edith Warren has represented the 8th district since 1999.

North Carolina House of Representatives 8th district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Edith Warren (incumbent)	11,809	100%
Total votes			11,809	100%
	Democratic hold

District 9

Incumbent Democrat Marian McLawhorn has represented the 9th district since 1999.

North Carolina House of Representatives District 9th district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marian McLawhorn (incumbent)	10,957	64.94%
	Republican	Judy Eagle	5,715	33.87%
	Libertarian	Deb Seksay	201	1.19%
Total votes			16,873	100%
	Democratic hold

District 10

Incumbent Democrat Russell Tucker has represented the 10th district since 1999. He lost re-election to Republican Stephen LaRoque.

North Carolina House of Representatives 10th district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Stephen LaRoque	9,109	50.93%
	Democratic	Russell Tucker (incumbent)	8,777	49.07%
Total votes			17,886	100%
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 11

Incumbent Democrat Phil Baddour has represented the 11th district since 1993. He lost re-election to Republican Louis Pate.

North Carolina House of Representatives 11th district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Louis Pate	8,508	50.52%
	Democratic	Phil Baddour (incumbent)	8,334	49.48%
Total votes			16,842	100%
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 12

The new 12th district overlaps with much of the former 79th district. Incumbent Democrat William Wainwright, who has represented the 79th district and its predecessors since 1991, was re-elected here.

North Carolina House of Representatives 12th district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William Wainwright (incumbent)	12,173	87.24%
	Libertarian	Alan Christopher Stimson	1,781	12.76%
Total votes			13,954	100%
	Democratic hold

District 13

The new 13th district overlaps with much of the former 4th district includes the home of incumbent Republican Jean Preston, who has represented the 4th district since 1993, and Democrat Ronald Smith, who has represented the 4th district since 1997, Preston was re-elected here.

North Carolina House of Representatives District 13th district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jean Preston (incumbent)	12,530	56.48%
	Democratic	Ronnie Smith (incumbent)	9,653	43.52%
Total votes			22,183	100%
	Republican hold

District 14

The new 14th district is based in Onslow County and is expected to favor Republicans. Republican Keith Williams won the open seat.

North Carolina House of Representatives 14th district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Keith Williams	4,325	54.48%
	Democratic	Dolores Jones Faison	3,410	42.95%
	Libertarian	Cap Hayes	204	2.57%
Total votes			7,939	100%
	Republican win (new seat)

District 15

The new 15th district overlaps with much of the former 80th district. Incumbent Republican Robert Grady, who has represented the 80th district and its predecessors since 1987, was re-elected here.

North Carolina House of Representatives 15th district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert Grady (incumbent)	8,988	70.81%
	Democratic	Jerome Willingham	3,705	29.19%
Total votes			12,693	100%
	Republican hold

District 16

The new 16th district includes all of Pender County and a portion of New Hanover County. Republican Carolyn Justice won the open seat.

North Carolina House of Representatives 16th district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Carolyn Justice	11,338	55.92%
	Democratic	Jack C. Barnes	8,476	41.81%
	Libertarian	Robert J. Smith	460	2.27%
Total votes			20,274	100%
	Republican win (new seat)

District 17

The new 17th district overlaps with the southern portion of the old 14th district. Incumbent Democrat David Redwine, who has represented the 14th district since 1985, lost re-election here to Republican Bonner Stiller.

North Carolina House of Representatives 17th district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bonner Stiller	10,902	49.31%
	Democratic	David Redwine (incumbent)	10,733	48.54%
	Libertarian	Robert Kerr	476	2.15%
Total votes			22,111	100%
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 18

The new 18th district overlaps with much of the former 98th district. Incumbent Democrat Thomas Wright, who has represented the 98th district since 1993, was re-elected here.

North Carolina House of Representatives 18th district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas Wright (incumbent)	12,028	74.21%
	Republican	Jack White	3,696	22.80%
	Libertarian	Stephen Shepherd	485	2.99%
Total votes			16,209	100%
	Democratic hold

District 19

The new 19th district overlaps with much of the former 13th district. Incumbent Republican Danny McComas, who has represented the 13th district since 1995, was re-elected here.

North Carolina House of Representatives 19th district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Danny McComas (incumbent)	20,083	88.67%
	Libertarian	Ty Jacobus	2,565	11.33%
Total votes			22,648	100%
	Republican hold

Districts 20-39

District 20

The new 20th district overlaps with the northern portion of the former 14th district. Incumbent Democrat Dewey Hill, who has represented the 14th district since 1993, was re-elected here.

North Carolina House of Representatives 20th district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dewey Hill (incumbent)	14,340	82.42%
	Libertarian	Richard Hollembeak	3,058	17.58%
Total votes			17,398	100%
	Democratic hold

District 21

The new 21st district overlaps with much of the former 97th district. Incumbent Democrat Larry Bell, who has represented the 97th district since 2001, was re-elected here.

North Carolina House of Representatives 21st district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Larry Bell (incumbent)	11,498	100%
Total votes			11,498	100%
	Democratic hold

District 22

The new 22nd district includes the homes of incumbent Democrats Nurham Warwick, who has represented the 12th district since 1997, and Edd Nye, who has represented the 96th district and its predecessors since 1985. Warwick didn't seek re-election and Nye was re-elected here.

2002 North Carolina House of Representatives 22nd district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Edd Nye (incumbent)	11,614	62.27%
	Republican	Joy Barbour	7,038	37.73%
Total votes			18,652	100%
	Democratic hold

District 23

The new 23rd district overlaps with much of the former 71st district. Incumbent Democrat Joe Tolson, who has represented the 71st district since 1997, was re-elected here.

North Carolina House of Representatives 23rd district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joe Tolson (incumbent)	9,678	53.38%
	Republican	Bettie West	8,244	45.47%
	Libertarian	Douglas Ellis	207	1.14%
Total votes			18,129	100%
	Democratic hold

District 24

The new 24th district overlaps with much of the former 70th district. Incumbent Democrat Shelly Willingham, who has represented the 70th district since his appointment on January 28, 2002, ran for re-election. Willingham lost re-nomination to Democrat Jean Farmer-Butterfield, who won the general election.

North Carolina House of Representatives 24th district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jean Farmer-Butterfield	11,535	100%
Total votes			11,535	100%
	Democratic hold

District 25

The new 25th district overlaps with much of the former 72nd district. Incumbent Republican Gene Arnold, who has represented the 72nd district since 1993, didn't seek re-election. Republican Bill Daughtridge won the open seat.

North Carolina House of Representatives 25th district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Daughtridge	11,725	59.28%
	Democratic	Mary Alice Wells	8,053	40.72%
Total votes			19,778	100%
	Republican hold

District 26

The new 26th district includes the homes of incumbent Republicans Billy Creech, who has represented the 20th district since 1989, and Carolyn Russell, who has represented the 77th district and its predecessors since 1991. Russell retired to run for the North Carolina Senate and Creech was re-elected here.

North Carolina House of Representatives 26th district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Billy Creech (incumbent)	16,027	100%
Total votes			16,027	100%
	Republican hold

District 27

The new 27th district overlaps with much of the former 78th district. Incumbent Democrat Stanley Fox, who has represented the 78th district since 1995, was re-elected here.

North Carolina House of Representatives 27th district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Stanley Fox (incumbent)	13,193	100%
Total votes			13,193	100%
	Democratic hold

District 28

The new 28th district overlaps with much of the former 95th district. Incumbent Republican Leo Daughtry, who has represented the 95th district and its predecessors since 1993, was re-elected here.

North Carolina House of Representatives 28th district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Leo Daughtry (incumbent)	15,833	100%
Total votes			15,833	100%
	Republican hold

District 29

The new 29th district overlaps with much of the southwest portion of the former 23rd district. Incumbent Democrat Paul Miller, who has represented the 23rd district since 2001, was re-elected here.

North Carolina House of Representatives 29th district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Paul Miller (incumbent)	15,152	100%
Total votes			15,152	100%
	Democratic hold

District 30

The new 30th district overlaps with much of the western portion of the former 23rd district. Incumbent Democrat Paul Luebke, who has represented the 23rd district since 1991, was re-elected here.

North Carolina House of Representatives 30th district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Paul Luebke (incumbent)	14,017	84.64%
	Libertarian	Terry Mancour	2,543	15.36%
Total votes			16,560	100%
	Democratic hold

District 31

The new 31st district overlaps with much of the eastern portion of the old 23rd district. Incumbent Democrat Mickey Michaux, who has represented the 23rd district since 1985, was re-elected here.

North Carolina House of Representatives 31st district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mickey Michaux (incumbent)	12,658	81.03%
	Libertarian	Rachel Mills	2,963	18.97%
Total votes			15,621	100%
	Democratic hold

District 32

The new 32nd district overlaps with much of the eastern portion of the old 22nd district. Incumbent Democrat Jim Crawford, who has represented the 22nd district since 1995, was re-elected here.

North Carolina House of Representatives 32nd district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Crawford (incumbent)	10,644	58.24%
	Republican	Sallie Edwards-Pickett	6,852	37.49%
	Libertarian	Barbara Howe	780	4.27%
Total votes			18,276	100%
	Democratic hold

District 33

The new 33rd district overlaps with much of the former 21st district. Incumbent Democrat Dan Blue, who has represented the 21st district and its predecessors since 1981, retired to run for the U.S. Senate. Democrat Bernard Allen won the open seat.

North Carolina House of Representatives 33rd district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bernard Allen	12,940	65.88%
	Republican	Venita Peyton	6,175	31.44%
	Libertarian	Jesse Halliday	526	2.68%
Total votes			19,641	100%
	Democratic hold

District 34

The new 34th district overlaps with much of the former 61st district. Incumbent Republican Art Pope, who has represented the 61st district since 1999, didn't seek re-election. Republican Don Munford won the open seat.

North Carolina House of Representatives 34th district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Don Munford	15,998	57.82%
	Democratic	Cynthia Barnett	10,767	38.91%
	Libertarian	Victor Marks	905	3.27%
Total votes			27,670	100%
	Republican hold

District 35

he new 35th district overlaps with much of the former 63rd district. Incumbent Democrat Jennifer Weiss, who has represented the 63rd district since 1999, was re-elected here.

North Carolina House of Representatives 35th district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jennifer Weiss (incumbent)	12,907	52.82%
	Republican	Darryl Black	10,757	44.02%
	Libertarian	Linda Ellis	771	3.16%
Total votes			24,435	100%
	Democratic hold

District 36

The new 36th district overlaps with much of the former 62nd district. Incumbent Republican David Miner, who has represented the 62nd district since 1993, was re-elected here.

North Carolina House of Representatives 36th district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Miner (incumbent)	18,957	86.11%
	Libertarian	Gregory A. Clayton	3,059	13.89%
Total votes			22,016	100%
	Republican hold

District 37

The new 37th district includes the home of incumbent Democrat Bob Hensley, who has represented the 64th district since 1991. Hensley didn't seek re-election and Republican Paul Stam won the open seat.

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North Carolina House of Representatives 37th district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Paul Stam	15,647	59.05%
	Democratic	J. C. Knowles	9,700	36.61%
	Libertarian	Brad Wheeler	1,152	4.35%
Total votes			26,499	100%
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 38

The new 38th district is based in east central Wake County and has no incumbent. Democrat Deborah Ross won the open seat.

North Carolina House of Representatives 38th district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Deborah Ross	12,566	89.68%
	Libertarian	Casey Gardner	1,446	10.32%
Total votes			14,012	100%
	Democratic win (new seat)

District 39

The new 39th district overlaps with much of the former 15th district. Incumbent Republican Sam Ellis, who has represented the 15th district since 1993, was re-elected here.

North Carolina House of Representatives 39th district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sam Ellis (incumbent)	13,875	56.62%
	Democratic	Darren Jackson	10,105	41.24%
	Libertarian	H. Wade Minter	524	2.14%
Total votes			24,504	100%
	Republican hold

Districts 40-59

District 40

The new 40th district overlaps with much of the former 65th district. Incumbent Republican Rick Eddins, who has represented the 65th district since 1995, was re-elected here

North Carolina House of Representatives 40th district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rick Eddins (incumbent)	18,194	85.10%
	Libertarian	Scott Quint	3,186	14.90%
Total votes			21,380	100%
	Republican hold

District 41

The new 41st district overlaps with the eastern portion of the old 18th district. Incumbent Republican Mia Morris, who has represented the 18th district since 1997, lost re-election here to Democrat Margaret Dickson.

North Carolina House of Representatives 41st district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Margaret Dickson	8,596	50.68%
	Republican	Mia Morris (incumbent)	8,365	49.32%
Total votes			16,961	100%
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 42

The new 42nd district overlaps with much of the former 17th district. Incumbent Democrat Marvin Lucas, who has represented the 17th district since 2001, was re-elected here.

North Carolina House of Representatives 42nd district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marvin Lucas (incumbent)	6,845	100%
Total votes			6,845	100%
	Democratic hold

District 43

The new 43rd district overlaps with much of the former 17th district. Incumbent Democrat Mary McAllister, who has represented the 90th district since 1991, was re-elected here.

North Carolina House of Representatives 43rd district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mary McAllister (incumbent)	7,008	100%
Total votes			7,008	100%
	Democratic hold

District 44

The new 44th district overlaps with much of the former 18th district. Incumbent Democrat Bill Hurley, who has represented the 90th district since 1995, didn't seek re-election. Democrat Rick Glazier won the open seat.

North Carolina House of Representatives 44th district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rick Glazier	7,523	53.43%
	Republican	Michael Stone	6,556	46.57%
Total votes			14,079	100%
	Democratic hold

District 45

The new 45th district overlaps with much of the former 75th district. Incumbent Democrat Alex Warner, who has represented the 75th district and its predecessors since 1987, was re-elected here.

North Carolina House of Representatives 45th district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alex Warner (incumbent)	8,039	62.39%
	Republican	Robert T. Lawrence	4,847	37.61%
Total votes			12,886	100%
	Democratic hold

District 46

The new 46th district overlaps with much of the former 16th district. Incumbent Democrat Douglas Yongue, who has represented the 16th district since 1993, was re-elected here.

North Carolina House of Representatives 46th district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Douglas Yongue (incumbent)	6,920	63.50%
	Republican	C. Linwood Faulk	3,978	36.50%
Total votes			10,898	100%
	Democratic hold

District 47

The new 47th district overlaps with much of the former 85th district. Incumbent Democrat Ronnie Sutton, who has represented the 85th district since 1993, was re-elected here.

North Carolina House of Representatives 47th district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ronnie Sutton (incumbent)	7,031	73.18%
	Republican	Christopher Lowry	2,577	26.82%
Total votes			9,608	100%
	Democratic hold

District 48

The new 48th district overlaps with much of the former 87th district. Incumbent Democrat Donald Bonner, who has represented the 87th district since 1997, was re-elected here.

North Carolina House of Representatives 48th district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Donald Bonner (incumbent)	9,968	100%
Total votes			9,968	100%
	Democratic hold

District 49

The new 49th district includes all of Franklin County, as well as portions of Warren and Halifax counties. Democrat Lucy Allen won the open seat.

North Carolina House of Representatives 49th district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lucy Allen	10,885	52.45%
	Republican	Renee McCormick	9,288	44.75%
	Libertarian	Gregg Adelman	580	2.79%
Total votes			20,753	100%
	Democratic win (new seat)

District 50

The new 50th district overlaps with much of the former 92nd district. Incumbent Republican Russell Capps, who has represented the 92nd district since 1995, was re-elected here.

North Carolina House of Representatives 50th district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Russell Capps (incumbent)	19,636	80.85%
	Libertarian	Lee Griffin	4,650	19.15%
Total votes			24,286	100%
	Republican hold

District 51

The new 51st district overlaps with much of the western portion of the former 19th district. Incumbent Democrat Leslie Cox, who has represented the 19th district since 1999, lost re-election here to Republican John Sauls.

North Carolina House of Representatives 51st district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Sauls	8,500	51.14%
	Democratic	Leslie Cox (incumbent)	7,819	47.04%
	Libertarian	Mark Jackson	302	1.82%
Total votes			16,621	100%
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 52

The new 52nd district overlaps with much of the former 31st district. Incumbent Republican Richard Morgan, who has represented the 31st district since 1991, was re-elected here.

North Carolina House of Representatives 52nd district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Richard Morgan (incumbent)	14,477	85.57%
	Libertarian	Todd Unkefer	2,442	14.43%
Total votes			16,919	100%
	Republican hold

District 53

The new 53rd district overlaps with the eastern portion of the former 19th district. Incumbent Republican Don Davis, who has represented the 19th district since 1995, didn't seek re-election. Republican David Lewis won the open seat.

North Carolina House of Representatives 53rd district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Lewis	9,672	61.77%
	Democratic	Larry C. Upchurch	5,987	38.23%
Total votes			15,659	100%
	Republican hold

District 54

The new 54th district overlaps with southern portion of the former 24th district. Incumbent Democrat Joe Hackney, who has represented the 24th district and its predecessors since 1981, was re-elected here.

North Carolina House of Representatives 54th district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joe Hackney (incumbent)	18,508	86.22%
	Libertarian	Frederick Blackburn	2,957	13.78%
Total votes			21,465	100%
	Democratic hold

District 55

The new 55th district overlaps with much of the western portion of the former 22nd district. Incumbent Democrat Gordon Allen, who has represented the 22nd district since 1997, was re-elected here.

North Carolina House of Representatives 55th district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gordon Allen (incumbent)	11,712	55.40%
	Republican	Kathy Hartkopf	9,427	44.60%
Total votes			21,139	100%
	Democratic hold

District 56

The new 56th district overlaps with the northern portion with the 24th district. Incumbent Democrat Verla Insko, who has represented the 24th district since 1997, was re-elected here.

North Carolina House of Representatives 56th district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Verla Insko (incumbent)	15,805	79.98%
	Libertarian	Will Shooter	3,957	20.02%
Total votes			19,762	100%
	Democratic hold

District 57

The new 57th district overlaps with much of the former 29th district. Incumbent Republican Joanne Bowie, who has represented the 29th district and its predecessor since 1989, was re-elected here.

North Carolina House of Representatives 57th district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joanne Bowie (incumbent)	20,388	84.41%
	Libertarian	Walter Sperko	3,766	15.59%
Total votes			24,154	100%
	Republican hold

District 58

The new 58th district overlaps with much of the former 26th district. Incumbent Democrat Alma Adams, who has represented the 26th district since 1994, was re-elected here.

North Carolina House of Representatives 58th district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alma Adams (incumbent)	14,054	85.83%
	Libertarian	David Williams	2,320	14.17%
Total votes			16,374	100%
	Democratic hold

District 59

The new 59th district overlaps with much of the former 89th district. Incumbent Democrat Maggie Jeffus, who has represented the 89th district and its predecessors since 1991, was re-elected here.

North Carolina House of Representatives 59th district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Maggie Jeffus (incumbent)	12,175	54.39%
	Republican	Alan Hawkes	9,553	42.68%
	Libertarian	Allison Jaynes	656	2.93%
Total votes			22,384	100%
	Democratic hold

Districts 60-79

District 60

The new 60th district is based in Guilford County and is expected to favor Democrats. Democrat Earl Jones won the open seat.

North Carolina House of Representatives 60th district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Earl Jones	11,131	83.81%
	Libertarian	Dan Groome	2,151	16.19%
Total votes			13,282	100%
	Democratic win (new seat)

District 61

The new 61st district includes the home of incumbent Democrat Mary Jarrell, who has represented the 89th district since 1997. Jarrell didn't seek re-election and Republican Steve Wood won the open seat.

North Carolina House of Representative 61st district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Wood	16,769	79.16%
	Libertarian	Jennifer Schulz Medlock	4,415	20.84%
Total votes			21,184	100%
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 62

The new 62nd district includes the homes of incumbent Republican John Blust, who has represented the 27th district since 2001, and incumbent Democrat Flossie Boyd-McIntyre, who has represented the 28th district since 1993. Blust was re-elected here.

North Carolina House of Representatives 62nd district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Blust (incumbent)	13,060	62.06%
	Democratic	Flossie Boyd-McIntyre (incumbent)	7,983	37.94%
Total votes			21,043	100%
	Republican hold

District 63

The new 63rd district is based in Alamance County and isn't safe for either party. Democrat Alice Bordsen won the open seat.

North Carolina House of Representatives 63rd district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alice Bordsen	7,914	50.31%
	Republican	Robert E. "Rob" Sharpe Jr.	7,817	49.69%
Total votes			15,731	100%
	Democratic win (new seat)

District 64

The new 64th district overlaps with much of the southern portion of the former 25th district. The new district includes the homes of incumbent Republicans Cary Allred, who has represented the 25th district since 1995, and W. B. Teague, who has represented the 25th district since 1999. Allred was re-elected here.

North Carolina House of Representatives 64th district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Cary Allred (incumbent)	13,901	100%
Total votes			13,901	100%
	Republican hold

District 65

The new 65th district overlaps with much of the northern portion of the former 25th district. Incumbent Democrat Nelson Cole, who has represented the 25th district since 1997, was re-elected here.

North Carolina House of Representatives 65th district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nelson Cole (incumbent)	13,465	100%
Total votes			13,465	100%
	Democratic hold

District 66

The new 66th district overlaps with much of the former 73rd district. Incumbent Republican Wayne Sexton, who has represented the 73rd district since 1993, was re-elected here.

North Carolina House of Representatives 66th district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Wayne Sexton (incumbent)	14,180	100%
Total votes			14,180	100%
	Republican hold

District 67

The new 67th district overlaps with much of the former 30th district. Incumbent Republican Arlie Culp, who has represented the 30th district since 1989, was re-elected here

North Carolina House of Representatives 67th district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Arlie Culp (incumbent)	10,481	68.13%
	Democratic	Mary Tate Blake	4,902	31.87%
Total votes			15,383	100%
	Republican hold

District 68

The new 68th district overlaps with much of the former 32nd district. Incumbent Democrat Wayne Goodwin, who has represented the 32nd district since 1997, was re-elected here

North Carolina House of Representatives 68th district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Wayne Goodwin (incumbent)	10,393	55.86%
	Republican	George E. Crump III	7,833	42.10%
	Libertarian	David Muse	381	2.05%
Total votes			18,607	100%
	Democratic hold

District 69

The new 69th district overlaps with much of the former 33rd district. Incumbent Democrat Pryor Gibson, who has represented the 33rd district since 1999, was re-elected here.

North Carolina House of Representatives 69th district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Pryor Gibson (incumbent)	11,749	64.75%
	Republican	Frank D. Hill	6,064	33.42%
	Libertarian	Alan Light	332	1.83%
Total votes			18,145	100%
	Democratic hold

District 70

The new 70th district includes the homes of incumbent Republicans Fern Shubert, who has represented the 34th district since 2001, and Bobby Barbee, who has represented the 82nd district and its predecessors since 1987. Shubert retired to run for the North Carolina Senate and Barbee was re-elected here.

North Carolina House of Representatives 70th district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bobby Barbee (incumbent)	8,993	50.68%
	Democratic	Max Melton	8,751	49.32%
Total votes			17,744	100%
	Republican hold

District 71

The new 71st district overlaps with much of the former 66th district. Incumbent Democrat Larry Womble, who has represented the 66th district since 1995, was re-elected here.

North Carolina House of Representatives 71st district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Larry Womble (incumbent)	9,662	66.11%
	Republican	Mac Weatherman	4,571	31.28%
	Libertarian	Lynn Haggerty	382	2.61%
Total votes			14,615	100%
	Democratic hold

District 72

The new 72nd district overlaps with much of the former 67th district. Incumbent Democrat Warren Oldham, who has represented the 67th district since 1991, didn't seek re-election. Democrat Earline Parmon won the open seat.

North Carolina House of Representatives 72nd district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Earline Parmon	8,183	54.78%
	Republican	Vernon Robinson	6,754	45.22%
Total votes			14,937	100%
	Democratic hold

District 73

The new 73rd district includes part of Union County and has no incumbent. Republican Curtis Blackwood won the open seat.

North Carolina House of Representatives 73rd district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Curtis Blackwood	17,477	100%
Total votes			17,477	100%
	Republican win (new seat)

District 74

The new 74th district overlaps with much of the former 90th district. Incumbent Republican Linda Johnson, who has represented the 90th district since 2001, was re-elected here.

North Carolina House of Representatives 74th district general section, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Linda Johnson (incumbent)	12,835	65.24%
	Democratic	Glenn White	6,243	1.73%
	Libertarian	Caroline Gellner	596	3.03%
Total votes			19,674	100%
	Republican hold

District 75

The new 75th district overlaps with much of the former 81st district. Incumbent Republican Jeff Barnahrt, who has represented the 81st district since 2001, was re-elected here.

North Carolina House of Representatives 75th district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Barnhart (incumbent)	11,289	59.30%
	Democratic	Wayne Troutman	7,747	40.70%
Total votes			19,036	100%
	Republican hold

District 76

The new 76th district overlaps with much of the former 83rd district. Incumbent Republican Eugene McCombs, who has represented the 83rd district since 1993, was re-elected here.

North Carolina House of Representatives 76th district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Eugene McCombs (incumbent)	14,703	100%
Total votes			14,703	100%
	Republican hold

District 77

The new 77th district overlaps with much of the former 35th district. Incumbent Democrat Lorene Coates, who has represented the 35th district since 2001, was re-elected here.

North Carolina House of Representatives 77th district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lorene Coates (incumbent)	9,886	55.02%
	Republican	Charlotte A. Gardner	8,081	44.98%
Total votes			7,967	100%
	Democratic hold

District 78

The new 78th district overlaps with much of the former 38th district. Incumbent Republican Harold Brubaker, who has represented the 38th district and its predecessors since 1977, was re-elected here.

North Carolina House of Representatives 78th district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Harold Brubaker (incumbent)	13,059	90.74%
	Libertarian	Don Blair	1,332	9.26%
Total votes			14,391	100%
	Republican hold

District 79

The new 79th district overlaps with much of the former 74th district. Incumbent Republican Julia Craven Howard, who has represented the 74th district and its predecessors since 1989, was re-elected here.

North Carolina House of Representatives 79th district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Julia Craven Howard (incumbent)	15,412	86.70%
	Libertarian	Mike Holland	2,364	13.30%
Total votes			17,776	100%
	Republican hold

Districts 80-99

District 80

The new 80th District overlaps with much of the former 94th district. Incumbent Republican Jerry Dockham, who has represented the 94th district and its predecessors since 1991, was re-elected here.

North Carolina House of Representatives 80th district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jerry Dockham (incumbent)	15,662	100%
Total votes			15,662	100%
	Republican hold

District 81

The new 81st district overlaps with much of the former 37th district. Incumbent Democrat Hugh Holliman, who has represented the 37th district since 2001, was re-elected here.

North Carolina House of Representatives 81st district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Hugh Holliman (incumbent)	9,074	53.20%
	Republican	John T. Walser Jr.	7,540	44.21%
	Libertarian	Stuart Britt	442	2.59%
Total votes			17,056	100%
	Democratic hold

District 82

The new 82nd district overlaps with much of the western portion of the former 40th district. Incumbent Republican Gene Wilson, who has represented the 40th district since 1995, was re-elected here.

North Carolina House of Representatives 82nd district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gene Wilson (incumbent)	13,989	58.33%
	Democratic	Dan Hense	9,056	37.76%
	Libertarian	Jeff Cannon	937	3.91%
Total votes			23,982	100%
	Republican hold

District 83

The new 83rd district overlaps with much of the western portion of the former 41st district. Incumbent Republican Tracy Walker, who has represented the 41st district since 2001, was re-elected here.

North Carolina House of Representatives 83rd district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tracy Walker (incumbent)	12,976	64.58%
	Democratic	Robert T. Johnston	6,472	32.21%
	Libertarian	Pat Kingsbury	646	3.21%
Total votes			20,094	100%
	Republican hold

District 84

The new 84th district overlaps with much of the former 46th district. Incumbent Republicans Charles Buchanan and Gregory Thompson, who have represented the 46th district since 1995 and 1993 respectively, were both redistricted here. Thompson retired to run for the North Carolina Senate. Phillip Frye defeated Buchanan in the Republican primary and easily won the general election.

North Carolina House of Representatives 84th district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Phillip Frye	14,422	84.14%
	Libertarian	Jeff Young	2,719	15.86%
Total votes			17,141	100%
	Republican hold

District 85

The new 85th district overlaps with much of the former 49th district. Incumbent Republican Mitch Gillespie, who has represented the 49th district since 1999, was re-elected here.

North Carolina House of Representatives 85th district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mitch Gillespie (incumbent)	10,318	58.16%
	Democratic	A. Everette Clark	7,424	41.84%
Total votes			17,742	100%
	Republican hold

District 86

The new 86th district overlaps with much of the former 47th district. Incumbent Democrat Walt Church, who has represented the 47th district since 1993, was re-elected here.

North Carolina House of Representatives 86th district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Walt Church (incumbent)	11,586	59.10%
	Republican	Earl A. Cook	8,019	40.90%
Total votes			19,605	100%
	Democratic hold

District 87

The new 87th district overlaps with much of the former 91st district. Incumbent Republican Edgar Starnes, who has represented the 91st district since 1997, was re-elected here.

North Carolina House of Representatives 87th district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Edgar Starnes (incumbent)	11,813	51.48%
	Democratic	Ray Warren	11,132	48.52%
Total votes			22,945	100%
	Republican hold

District 88

The new 88th district overlaps with much of the northern portion of the former 45th district. Incumbent Republican Mark Hilton, who has represented the 45th district since 2001, was re-elected here.

North Carolina House of Representatives 88th district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Hilton (incumbent)	12,549	100%
Total votes			12,549	100%
	Republican hold

District 89

The new 89th district overlaps with much of the former 43rd district. Incumbent Republican Mitchell Setzer, who has represented the 43rd district since 1999, was re-elected here.

North Carolina House of Representatives 89th district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mitchell Setzer (incumbent)	12,912	85.97%
	Libertarian	Barry Woodfin	2,107	14.03%
Total votes			15,019	100%
	Republican hold

District 90

The new 90th district includes all of Alleghany County as well as part of Surry County. The new district has no incumbent. Democrat Jim Harrell won the open seat.

North Carolina House of Representatives 90th district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Harrell	9,395	52.75%
	Republican	R. F. Buck Golding	8,415	47.25%
Total votes			17,810	100%
	Democratic win (new seat)

District 91

The new 91st district overlaps with much of the eastern portion of the former 40th district. The district includes the homes of incumbent Republicans Rex Baker, who has represented the 40th district since 1995, and William Hiatt, who has represented the 40th district since 1995. Hiatt didn't seek re-election and Baker was re-elected here.

North Carolina House of Representatives 91st district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rex Baker (incumbent)	10,548	56.81%
	Democratic	Robert W. Mitchell	8,019	43.19%
Total votes			18,567	100%
	Republican hold

District 92

The new 92nd district overlaps with much of the eastern portion of the former 41st district. Incumbent Republican George Holmes, who has represented the 41st district and its predecessors since 1979, was re-elected here.

North Carolina House of Representatives 92nd district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	George Holmes (incumbent)	16,881	86.59%
	Libertarian	Adam Wilson	2,614	13.41%
Total votes			19,495	100%
	Republican hold

District 93

The new 93rd district includes the homes of incumbent Republicans Lyons Gray, who has represented the 39th district since 1989, and Theresa Esposito, who has represented the 88th district and its predecessors since 1985, didn't seek re-election. Neither Gray nor Esposito sought re-election. Republican Bill McGee won the open seat.

North Carolina House of Representatives 93rd district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill McGee	15,591	62.74%
	Democratic	Becky Johnson	8,698	35.00%
	Libertarian	Kevin Fortner	562	2.26%
Total votes			24,851	100%
	Republican hold

District 94

the new 94th District overlaps with much of the former 84th district. Incumbent Republican Michael Decker, who has represented the 84th district and its predecessors since 1985, was re-elected here.

North Carolina House of Representatives 94th district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael Decker (incumbent)	17,110	84.96%
	Libertarian	Ed Topolski	3,029	15.04%
Total votes			20,139	100%
	Republican hold

District 95

The new 95th district contains the southern portions of Catawba and Iredell counties and had no incumbent. Republican Karen Ray won the open seat.

North Carolina House of Representatives 95th district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Karen Ray	14,613	100%
Total votes			14,613	100%
	Republican win (new seat)

District 96

The new 96th district overlaps with much of the former 42nd district. Incumbent Republican Franklin Mitchell, who has represented the 42nd district since 1993, was re-elected here.

North Carolina House of Representatives 96th district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frank Mitchell (incumbent)	9,822	58.16%
	Democratic	Bill McMillan	6,784	40.17%
	Libertarian	Kyle Klock	282	1.67%
Total votes			16,888	100%
	Republican hold

District 97

The new 97th district includes the homes of incumbent Republican Joe Kiser, who has represented the 45th district since 1995, and incumbent Democrat Daniel Barefoot, who has represented the 44th district since 1999. Barefoot didn't seek re-election and Kiser was re-elected here.

North Carolina House of Representatives 97th district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe Kiser (incumbent)	11,859	58.51%
	Democratic	Floyd E. Mason	7,760	38.29%
	Libertarian	Bryan Edwards	650	3.21%
Total votes			20,269	100%
	Republican hold

District 98

The new 98th district is based in the northern portion of Mecklenburg County and has no incumbent. Republican John Rhodes won the open seat.

North Carolina House of Representatives 98th district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Rhodes	13,661	57.92%
	Democratic	David H. Dunn	9,927	42.08%
Total votes			23,588	100%
	Republican win (new seat)

District 99

The new 99th district overlaps with much of the former 54th district. Incumbent Democrat Drew Saunders, who has represented the 54th district since 1997, was re-elected here.

North Carolina House of Representatives 99th district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Drew Saunders (incumbent)	10,636	100%
Total votes			10,636	100%
	Democratic hold

Districts 100-120

District 100

The new 100th district overlaps with much of the former 36th district. Incumbent Speaker of the House Jim Black, who has represented the 36th district since 1991 and previously from 1981 to 1985, was re-elected here.

North Carolina House of Representatives 100th district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Black (incumbent)	8,450	60.87%
	Republican	Nick Cicali	5,432	39.13%
Total votes			13,882	100%
	Democratic hold

District 101

The new 101st district overlaps with much of the former 60th district. Incumbent Democrat Beverly Earle, who has represented the 60th district since 1995, was re-elected here.

North Carolina House of Representatives 101st district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Beverly Earle (incumbent)	12,093	100%
Total votes			12,093	100%
	Democratic hold

District 102

The new 102nd district overlaps with much of the former 58th district. Incumbent Democrat Ruth Easterling, who has represented the 58th district and its predecessors since 1977, didn't seek re-election. Democrat Becky Carney won the open seat.

North Carolina House of Representatives 102nd district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Becky Carney	10,923	91.00%
	Libertarian	Daniel Elmaleh	1,080	9.00%
Total votes			12,003	100%
	Democratic hold

District 103

The new 103rd district overlaps with much of the former 69th district. Incumbent Republican Jim Gulley, who has represented the 69th district since 1997, was re-elected here.

North Carolina House of Representatives 103rd district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Gulley (incumbent)	17,254	90.24%
	Libertarian	Andy Grum	1,866	9.76%
Total votes			19,120	100%
	Republican hold

District 104

The new 104th district overlaps with much of the former 57th district. Incumbent Republican Connie Wilson, who has represented the 57th district since 1993, was re-elected here.

North Carolina House of Representatives 104th district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Connie Wilson (incumbent)	20,983	89.53%
	Libertarian	Ryan Murphy	2,453	10.47%
Total votes			23,436	100%
	Republican hold

District 105

The new 105th district overlaps with much of the former 55th district. Incumbent Republican Ed McMahan, who has represented the 105th district since 1995, was re-elected here.

North Carolina House of Representatives 105th district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ed McMahan (incumbent)	17,970	89.78%
	Libertarian	Sean Johnson	2,046	10.22%
Total votes			20,016	100%
	Republican hold

District 106

The new 106th district overlaps with much of the former 56th district. Incumbent Democrat Martha Alexander, who has represented the 56th district since 1993, was re-elected here

North Carolina House of Representatives 106th district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Martha Alexander (incumbent)	11,822	100%
Total votes			11,822	100%
	Democratic hold

District 107

The new 107th district overlaps with much of the former 59th district. Incumbent Democrat Pete Cunningham, who has represented the 59th district since 1987, was re-elected here.

North Carolina House of Representatives District 107th district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Pete Cunningham (incumbent)	11,490	100%
Total votes			11,490	100%
	Democratic hold

District 108

The new 108th district includes the homes of incumbent Republicans John Rayfield, who has represented the 93rd district since 1995, and Michael Harrington, who has represented the 76th district since 2001. Harrington retired to run for the North Carolina Senate and Rayfield was re-elected here.

North Carolina House of Representatives 108th district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Rayfield (incumbent)	12,196	84.26%
	Libertarian	John Covington	2,278	15.74%
Total votes			14,474	100%
	Republican hold

District 109

The new 109th district includes part of Gaston County and has no incumbent. Republican Patrick McHenry won the open seat.

North Carolina House of Representatives 109th district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Patrick McHenry	7,643	54.37%
	Democratic	John Eaker	6,093	43.34%
	Libertarian	David Secrist	321	2.28%
Total votes			14,057	100%
	Republican win (new seat)

District 110

The new 110th district includes the homes of incumbent Republicans Debbie Clary, who has represented the 48th district since 1995, and incumbent Republican John Weatherly, who has represented the 48th district since 1993. Weatherly retired to run for the North Carolina Senate and Clary was re-elected here.

North Carolina House of Representatives 110th district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Debbie Clary (incumbent)	11,402	100%
Total votes			11,402	100%
	Republican hold

District 111

The new 111th district includes the home of incumbent Democrat Andy Dedmon, who has represented the 48th district since 1997. Dedmon lost re-election here by Republican Tim Moore.

North Carolina House of Representatives 111th district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tim Moore	9,790	52.97%
	Democratic	Andy Dedmon (incumbent)	8,693	47.03%
Total votes			18,483	100%
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 112

The new 112th district includes all of Rutherford County and a portion of Cleveland County. The new district had no incumbent and was won by Democrat Bob England.

North Carolina House of Representatives 112th district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bob England	11,215	57.90%
	Republican	David Rogers	7,817	40.36%
	Libertarian	Ralph Haulk	338	1.74%
Total votes			19,370	100%
	Democratic win (new seat)

District 113

The new 113th district overlaps with much of the former 68th district. Incumbent Republican Trudi Walend, who has represented the 68th district since 1999, was re-elected here.

North Carolina House of Representatives 113th district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Trudi Walend (incumbent)	17,472	83.96%
	Libertarian	Jean Marlowe	3,338	16.04%
Total votes			20,810	100%
	Republican hold

District 114

The new 114th District overlaps with a portion of the former 51st district. Incumbent Democrat Martin Nesbitt, who has represented the 51st district and its predecessors since 1979, was re-elected here.

North Carolina House of Representatives 114th district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Martin Nesbitt (incumbent)	12,516	60.95%
	Republican	Bill Porter	7,097	34.56%
	Libertarian	Clarence Young	921	4.49%
Total votes			20,534	100%
	Democratic hold

District 115

The new 115th district overlaps with much of the southeastern portion of the 51st district. Incumbent Republican Mark Crawford, who has represented the 51st district since 2001, lost re-election here to Democrat Bruce Goforth.

2002 North Carolina House of Representatives 115th district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bruce Goforth	11,320	50.70%
	Republican	Mark Crawford (incumbent)	10,405	46.60%
	Libertarian	Robert Parker	601	2.69%
Total votes			22,326	100%
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 116

The new 116th district overlaps with much of the southwestern portion of the old 51st district. Incumbent Republican Wilma Sherrill, who has represented the 51st district since 1995, was re-elected here.

North Carolina House of Representatives 116th district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Wilma Sherrill (incumbent)	13,470	100%
Total votes			13,470	100%
	Republican hold

District 117

The new 117th district overlaps with much of the former 50th district. Incumbent Republican Larry Justus, who has represented the 50th district since 1985, was re-elected here.

North Carolina House of Representatives 117th district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Larry Justus (incumbent)	17,043	89.00%
	Libertarian	Brian Barber	2,107	11.00%
Total votes			19,150	100%
	Republican hold

District 118

The new 118th district overlaps with much of the northern portion of the former 52nd district. Incumbent Republican Margaret Carpenter, who has represented the 52nd district since 2001, lost re-election here to Democrat Ray Rapp.

North Carolina House of Representatives 118th district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ray Rapp	13,717	53.34%
	Republican	Margaret Carpenter (incumbent)	11,476	44.62%
	Libertarian	Barry Williams	525	2.04%
Total votes			25,718	100%
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 119

The new 119th district overlaps with much of the southern portion of the former 52nd district. Incumbent Democrat Phil Haire, who has represented the 52nd district since 1999, was re-elected here.

North Carolina House of Representatives 119th district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Phil Haire (incumbent)	11,238	55.05%
	Republican	Kaye Matthews	9,175	44.95%
Total votes			20,413	100%
	Democratic hold

District 120

The new 120th district overlaps with much of the former 53rd district. Incumbent Republican Roger West, who has represented the 53rd district since 2000, was re-elected here.

North Carolina House of Representatives 120th district general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Roger West (incumbent)	17,968	100%
Total votes			17,968	100%
	Republican hold

See also

• List of North Carolina state legislatures