2002Final results
2002 election for North Carolina House District 5
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
Howard J. Hunter Jr. (D) won with 84.3% of the vote, defeating Larry Cooke (Lib) by 68.6 points.
Howard J. Hunter Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
84.3%12,714
Larry CookeLibertarian
15.7%2,366
15,080 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