1980Final results
1980 election for North Carolina House District 19
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
3 seats: Richard Wright (D), Edd Nye (D), Ron Taylor (D) won.
3 seatsRichard WrightDemocrat · winner · incumbent
24.5%28,740
Edd NyeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
23.6%27,619
Ron TaylorDemocrat · winner · incumbent
23.5%27,529
William HoneycuttRepublican
10.4%12,134
Leo TewRepublican
9.2%10,737
Raymond BassRepublican
8.9%10,450
117,209 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