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1980 election for North Carolina House District 25

North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina

James M. Craven (R) won with 52.0% of the vote, defeating T. Claude Auman (D) by 4.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

James M. CravenRepublican · winner
52.0%9,476
T. Claude AumanDemocrat · incumbent
48.0%8,752
18,228 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

EvenD+17.41974D+9.01976D+2.61978R+4.01980D+22.01982D+9.71984

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET