2008Final results
2008 election for North Carolina House District 83
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
Linda P. Johnson (R) won with 62.5% of the vote, defeating Barry G. Richards (D) by 24.9 points.
Linda P. JohnsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.5%22,333
Barry G. RichardsDemocrat
37.5%13,425
35,758 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