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2002Final results

2002 election for North Carolina House District 18

North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina

Thomas E. Wright (D) won with 74.2% of the vote, defeating Jack White (R) by 51.4 points.

Thomas E. WrightDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.2%12,028
Jack WhiteRepublican
22.8%3,696
Stephen ShepherdLibertarian
3.0%485
16,209 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

EvenD+0.61994R+11.01996R+14.51998D+51.42002D+27.62004D+27.12006

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

Thomas E. Wright (D)Jack White (R)

Also on the ballot: Stephen Shepherd (Libertarian), 3.0%