1998Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1998 election for North Carolina House District 2
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
Zeno L. Edwards Jr. (D) won with 50.1% of the vote, defeating Edwin M. Hardy (R) by 0.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Zeno L. Edwards Jr.Democrat · winner
50.1%8,576
Edwin M. HardyRepublican · incumbent
49.9%8,532
17,108 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 1998
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET