1988Final results
1988 election for North Carolina House District 49
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
Robert C. Hunter (D) won with 56.7% of the vote, defeating Claude Vess (R) by 13.3 points.
Robert C. HunterDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.7%10,914
Claude VessRepublican
43.3%8,345
19,259 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