1980Final results
1980 election for North Carolina House District 2
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
Howard B. Chapin (D) won with 57.2% of the vote, defeating John Wilkinson (R) by 14.4 points.
Howard B. ChapinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.2%8,300
John WilkinsonRepublican
42.8%6,210
14,510 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