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1982Final results

1982 election for North Carolina House District 47

North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina

Ray C. Fletcher (D) won with 54.9% of the vote, defeating Ruby T. Hooper (R) by 9.7 points.

Ray C. FletcherDemocrat · winner
54.9%6,828
Ruby T. HooperRepublican
45.1%5,615
12,443 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+1.81984D+17.12000D+46.42002D+33.72010D+17.82018D+4.92020

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