1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 election for North Carolina House District 37
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
3 seats: Betsy L. Cochrane (R), J. E. Lambeth (D), John Varner (D) won.
3 seatsBetsy L. CochraneRepublican · winner · incumbent
18.0%19,816
J. E. LambethDemocrat · winner
18.0%19,810
John VarnerDemocrat · winner
16.8%18,452
Ramey F. KempDemocrat
16.6%18,233
Melvin L. StameyRepublican · incumbent
15.5%17,108
Terry D. GrubbRepublican
15.2%16,680
110,099 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