1998Final results
1998 election for North Carolina House District 53
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
James C. Carpenter (R) won with 57.3% of the vote, defeating John W. Bruce (D) by 14.6 points.
James C. CarpenterRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.3%12,233
John W. BruceDemocrat
42.7%9,114
21,347 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