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2002Final results

2002 election for North Carolina House District 79

North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina

Julia Howard (R) won with 86.7% of the vote, defeating Mike Holland (Lib) by 73.4 points.

Julia HowardRepublican · winner · incumbent
86.7%15,412
Mike HollandLibertarian
13.3%2,364
17,776 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+35.21996R+40.12012R+40.52014R+21.22018R+27.62020R+26.52024

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