2002Final results
2002 election for North Carolina House District 87
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
Edgar V. Starnes (R) won with 51.5% of the vote, defeating Ray Warren (D) by 3.0 points.
Edgar V. StarnesRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.5%11,813
Ray WarrenDemocrat
48.5%11,132
22,945 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