2002Final results
2002 election for North Carolina Senate District 17
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
Richard Stevens (R) won with 61.7% of the vote, defeating Thomas B. Hunt (D) by 27.3 points.
Richard StevensRepublican · winner
61.7%37,076
Thomas B. HuntDemocrat
34.3%20,646
Susan J. HogarthLibertarian
4.0%2,411
60,133 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