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1982Final results

1982 election for North Carolina House District 39

North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina

5 seats: Annie Brown Kennedy (D), Margaret Tennille (D), C. B. Hauser (D), Tom C. Womble (D), R. J. Childress (D) won.

5 seats
Annie Brown KennedyDemocrat · winner
16.3%22,334
Margaret TennilleDemocrat · winner · incumbent
15.4%21,059
C. B. HauserDemocrat · winner
14.9%20,324
Tom C. WombleDemocrat · winner
14.5%19,878
R. J. ChildressDemocrat · winner
14.3%19,564
Frank E. RhodesRepublican
8.6%11,717
8.2%11,209
7.8%10,729
136,814 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

EvenD+1.71976R+0.51978R+5.11980D+25.11982R+1.11984R+31.31992

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET