2008Final results
2008 election for North Carolina House District 82
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
Jeff Barnhart (R) won with 54.8% of the vote, defeating Wayne Troutman (D) by 9.6 points.
Jeff BarnhartRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.8%21,403
Wayne TroutmanDemocrat
45.2%17,645
39,048 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 2008
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET