1980Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1980 election for North Carolina House District 39
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
2 seats: S. B. Lacey Jr. (R), James F. Hughes (R) won.
2 seatsS. B. Lacey Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
27.8%18,550
James F. HughesRepublican · winner
26.7%17,826
Van F. PhillipsDemocrat · incumbent
24.1%16,110
George Lee HuffmanDemocrat
21.5%14,347
66,833 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