1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 election for North Carolina House District 27
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
3 seats: Howard Coble (R), Mary P. Seymour (D), Margaret P. Keeseeforrester (R) won.
3 seatsHoward CobleRepublican · winner · incumbent
18.9%19,882
Mary P. SeymourDemocrat · winner · incumbent
18.0%18,906
Margaret P. KeeseeforresterRepublican · winner · incumbent
17.1%18,017
Ralph P. EdwardsDemocrat · incumbent
16.9%17,742
Thaddeus A. Adams IIIDemocrat
15.4%16,242
Richard Joseph BryanRepublican
13.7%14,386
105,175 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