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2018Final results

2018 election for North Carolina House District 18

North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina

Deb Butler (D) won with 62.4% of the vote, defeating Louis Harmati (R) by 28.0 points.

Deb ButlerDemocrat · winner
62.4%17,812
Louis HarmatiRepublican
34.5%9,835
Joseph D. SharpLibertarian
3.1%885
28,532 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2018

Races before and after

EvenD+14.12010D+33.12012D+22.22016D+28.02018D+19.72020D+6.62022

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET

The candidates

Deb Butler (D)Louis Harmati (R)

Also on the ballot: Joseph D. Sharp (Libertarian), 3.1%