1982Final results
1982 election for North Carolina House District 5
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
C. Melvin Creecy (D) won with 66.0% of the vote, defeating Russell H. Johnson Jr. (R) by 32.0 points.
C. Melvin CreecyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.0%7,354
Russell H. Johnson Jr.Republican
34.0%3,790
11,144 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