2002Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2002 election for North Carolina House District 13
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
Jean R. Preston (R) won with 56.5% of the vote, defeating Ronald Lynwood Smith (D) by 13.0 points.
Jean R. PrestonRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.5%12,530
Ronald Lynwood SmithDemocrat · incumbent
43.5%9,653
22,183 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 2002
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET