1988Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1988 election for North Carolina House District 40
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
3 seats: David H. Diamont (D), Judy Hunt (D), William E. Wilson (R) won.
3 seatsDavid H. DiamontDemocrat · winner · incumbent
17.3%29,449
Judy HuntDemocrat · winner · incumbent
17.2%29,255
William E. WilsonRepublican · winner
17.1%29,049
Wade F. WilmothDemocrat · incumbent
16.3%27,678
Paul F. HuffmanRepublican
16.3%27,592
Marshall HallRepublican
15.8%26,743
169,766 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