1988Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1988 election for North Carolina House District 48
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
3 seats: John J. Hunt (D), Edith L. Lutz (D), John Weatherly (R) won.
3 seatsJohn J. HuntDemocrat · winner · incumbent
23.5%28,685
Edith L. LutzDemocrat · winner · incumbent
23.0%28,050
John WeatherlyRepublican · winner
19.3%23,592
Charles OwensDemocrat · incumbent
18.9%23,084
Richard HoaglandRepublican
15.3%18,691
122,102 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