2002Final results
2002 election for North Carolina House District 86
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
Walter Church Jr. (D) won with 59.1% of the vote, defeating Earl A. Cook (R) by 18.2 points.
Walter Church Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
59.1%11,586
Earl A. CookRepublican
40.9%8,019
19,605 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