1980Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1980 election for North Carolina House District 31
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
2 seats: Bradford V. Ligon (R), Robie L. Nash (D) won.
2 seatsBradford V. LigonRepublican · winner
25.9%15,654
Robie L. NashDemocrat · winner · incumbent
25.8%15,628
A. Neal SmithDemocrat · incumbent
25.0%15,114
Alex ScottRepublican
23.3%14,089
60,485 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