1988Final results
1988 election for North Carolina House District 2
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
Howard B. Chapin (D) won with 64.4% of the vote, defeating Kerry D. Cox (R) by 28.9 points.
Howard B. ChapinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.4%10,430
Kerry D. CoxRepublican
35.6%5,758
16,188 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 1988
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET