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2002Final results

2002 election for North Carolina House District 71

North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina

Larry Womble (D) won with 66.1% of the vote, defeating Mac Weatherman (R) by 34.8 points.

Larry WombleDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.1%9,662
Mac WeathermanRepublican
31.3%4,571
Lynn HaggertyLibertarian
2.6%382
14,615 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+14.61992D+33.01998D+26.62000D+34.82002D+55.92012D+53.32014

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

The candidates

Larry Womble (D)Mac Weatherman (R)

Also on the ballot: Lynn Haggerty (Libertarian), 2.6%