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2002Final results

2002 election for North Carolina House District 81

North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina

L. Hugh Holliman (D) won with 53.2% of the vote, defeating John T. Walser Jr. (R) by 9.0 points.

L. Hugh HollimanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.2%9,074
44.2%7,540
Stuart BrittLibertarian
2.6%442
17,056 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+25.72000D+9.02002D+5.32008R+15.02010R+36.12016R+43.72018

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

The candidates

L. Hugh Holliman (D)John T. Walser Jr. (R)

Also on the ballot: Stuart Britt (Libertarian), 2.6%