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2020Final results

2020 election for North Carolina House District 18

North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina

Deb Butler (D) won with 59.8% of the vote, defeating Warren Kennedy (R) by 19.7 points.

Deb ButlerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.8%51,654
Warren KennedyRepublican
40.2%34,661
86,315 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2020

Races before and after

EvenD+33.12012D+22.22016D+28.02018D+19.72020D+6.62022D+40.82026

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET