1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 election for North Carolina House District 34
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
4 seats: Dwight G. Quinn (D), Betty Dorton Thomas (D), Joe R. Hudson (D), Robert L. Slaughter (D) won.
4 seatsDwight G. QuinnDemocrat · winner · incumbent
14.8%23,749
Betty Dorton ThomasDemocrat · winner · incumbent
14.1%22,704
Joe R. HudsonDemocrat · winner
14.0%22,564
Robert L. SlaughterDemocrat · winner
13.6%21,808
Coy C. PrivetteRepublican
11.7%18,854
James C. Johnson Jr.Republican
11.0%17,620
Robert E. Martin Jr.Republican
10.6%16,999
Ellis AlmondRepublican · incumbent
10.2%16,475
160,773 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