2002Final results
2002 election for North Carolina House District 82
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
William E. Wilson (R) won with 58.3% of the vote, defeating Dan Hense (D) by 20.6 points.
William E. WilsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.3%13,989
Dan HenseDemocrat
37.8%9,056
Jeff CannonLibertarian
3.9%937
23,982 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