1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 election for North Carolina House District 31
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
T. Claude Auman (D) won with 50.7% of the vote, defeating James M. Craven (R) by 1.3 points.
T. Claude AumanDemocrat · winner
50.7%8,102
James M. CravenRepublican · incumbent
49.3%7,890
15,994 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