1982Final results
1982 election for North Carolina House District 28
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
2 seats: Mary Jarrell (D), Dorothy R. Burnley (R) won.
2 seatsMary JarrellDemocrat · winner
27.2%9,921
Dorothy R. BurnleyRepublican · winner · incumbent
25.0%9,146
Phillip R. DixonDemocrat
24.2%8,828
Henry ShavitzRepublican
23.6%8,635
36,530 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