1980Final results
1980 election for North Carolina House District 17
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
2 seats: Patricia Hunt (D), Joe Hackney (D) won.
2 seatsPatricia HuntDemocrat · winner · incumbent
43.1%28,049
Joe HackneyDemocrat · winner
41.1%26,779
James Stephen BlairRepublican
15.8%10,272
65,100 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1980
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET