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2002Final results

2002 election for North Carolina Senate District 22

North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina

Harris Blake (R) won with 54.4% of the vote, defeating Jimmy L. Love (D) by 10.7 points.

Harris BlakeRepublican · winner
54.4%24,975
43.7%20,072
Jonathan LubeckyLibertarian
1.8%840
45,887 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+20.71992R+33.21994R+20.31996R+10.72002R+3.52004R+25.22006

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

The candidates

Harris Blake (R)Jimmy L. Love (D)

Also on the ballot: Jonathan Lubecky (Libertarian), 1.8%