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2004Final results

2004 election for North Carolina House District 5

North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina

Howard J. Hunter Jr. (D) won with 83.4% of the vote, defeating Larry Cooke (Lib) by 66.9 points.

Howard J. Hunter Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
83.4%18,006
Larry CookeLibertarian
16.6%3,576
21,582 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 2004

Races before and after

EvenD+25.51988D+28.52006D+18.02010D+37.12014D+19.82018D+13.42020

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