2002Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2002 election for North Carolina House District 51
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
John Sauls (R) won with 51.1% of the vote, defeating Leslie Cox (D) by 4.1 points.
John SaulsRepublican · winner
51.1%8,500
Leslie CoxDemocrat · incumbent
47.0%7,819
Mark JacksonLibertarian
1.8%302
16,621 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