2002Final results
2002 election for North Carolina's 1st District
U.S. House · North Carolina
Frank Ballance (D) won with 63.7% of the vote, defeating Greg Dority (R) by 28.9 points.
Frank BallanceDemocrat · winner
63.7%93,157
Greg DorityRepublican
34.8%50,907
Mike RuffLibertarian
1.4%2,093
146,157 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2002
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Frank BallanceGreg Dority
$819.2K
Raised by the campaign
$18.8K
$722.6K
Spent by the campaign
$12.4K
$56.3K
Cash on hand
$0
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2002; FEC, through Nov 5, 2002.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2002