2002Final results
2002 election for North Carolina House District 23
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
Joe Pat Tolson (D) won with 53.4% of the vote, defeating Bettie West (R) by 7.9 points.
Joe Pat TolsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.4%9,678
Bettie WestRepublican
45.5%8,244
Douglas EllisLibertarian
1.1%207
18,129 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