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2002Final results

2002 election for North Carolina House District 50

North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina

J. Russell Capps (R) won with 80.9% of the vote, defeating Lee Griffin (Lib) by 61.7 points.

J. Russell CappsRepublican · winner · incumbent
80.9%19,636
Lee GriffinLibertarian
19.1%4,650
24,286 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

EvenR+43.01996R+45.91998D+12.32010D+10.12012D+14.32014D+14.62016

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