1982Final results
1982 election for North Carolina Senate District 16
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
2 seats: Russell Walker (D), Wanda H. Hunt (D) won.
2 seatsRussell WalkerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
28.3%34,708
Wanda H. HuntDemocrat · winner
28.1%34,512
Alan V. PughRepublican
22.1%27,125
P. H. CraigRepublican
21.2%25,950
John DildayLibertarian
0.3%342
122,637 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
The candidates
Russell Walker (D)Wanda H. Hunt (D)Alan V. Pugh (R)P. H. Craig (R)
Also on the ballot: John Dilday (Libertarian), 0.3%