2002Final results
2002 election for North Carolina House District 77
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
Lorene T. Coates (D) won with 55.0% of the vote, defeating Charlotte A. Gardner (R) by 10.0 points.
Lorene T. CoatesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.0%9,886
Charlotte A. GardnerRepublican
45.0%8,081
17,967 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