1982Final results
1982 election for North Carolina House District 2
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
Howard B. Chapin (D) won with 66.8% of the vote, defeating John Wilkinson (R) by 33.5 points.
Howard B. ChapinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.8%7,236
John WilkinsonRepublican
33.2%3,602
10,838 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 1982
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET