1998 North Carolina House of Representatives election

none 1998 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina July 2026 December 2025 ly 1998 North Carolina House of Representatives election North Carolina legislative no 1996 North Carolina House of Representatives election 1996 2000 North Carolina House of Representatives election 2000 All 120 seats in the North Carolina House of Representatives 61 November 3, 1998 100px Jim Black Democratic 36th - Matthews 59 66 7 100px Harold Brubaker Republican 38th - Asheboro 61 54 7 Speaker Harold Brubaker North Carolina Republican Party Jim Black North Carolina Democratic Party The 1998 North Carolina House of Representatives election was held on November 3, 1998, to determine which party would control the North Carolina House of Representatives for the following two years in the 144th North Carolina General Assembly. All 120 house seats were up for election. Prior to the election 61 seats were held by Republicans and 59 were held by Democrats. The election coincided with elections for other offices including the U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and State Senate. Democrats made a net gain of 7 seats, thereby regaining control of the North Carolina House of Representatives after having previously lost it following the 1994 election.https://www.carolana.com/NC/1900s/nc_1900s_house_1999-2000.html North Carolina State House of Representatives 1999-2000 carolana.com 2025-11-16https://www.ednc.org/nccppr/ Article II: A Guide to the N.C. Legislature 1999-2000 ednc.org 2025-11-16 Retirements Six incumbents (4 Republicans and 2 Democrats) did not run for re-election in 1998. Those incumbents were: Linwood Eborn Mercer (D-District 8) retired, seat won by Edith Warren (D). Cynthia Watson (R-District 10) retired, seat won by Russell Tucker (D). Dennis Alan Reynolds (R-District 25) retired, seat won by W.B. Teague (R). Robert Brawley (R-District 43) retired, seat won by Mitchell Setzer (R). Bob Hunter (D-District 49) retired to run for the North Carolina Court of Appeals, seat won by Mitch Gillespie (R). W. W. Dickson (R-District 76) retired, seat won by John Bridgeman (D). Incumbents defeated Edwin Hardy (R-District 2) lost re-election to Zeno Edwards (D). John Nichols (R-District 3) lost re-election to Scott Thomas (D). Henry Aldridge (R-District 9) lost re-election to Marian McLawhorn (D). Bobby Ray Hall (R-District 19) lost re-election to Leslie Cox (D). Fern Shubert (R-District 34) lost re-election to O. Max Melton (D). John Weatherly (R-District 48) lost re-election to Jim Horn (D). Results summary DistrictIncumbent PartyElectedParty 1st Bill Owens Dem Bill Owens Dem 2nd Edwin Hardy Rep Zeno Edwards Dem 3rd John Nichols Rep Scott Thomas Dem 4th Jean Preston Rep Jean Preston Rep Ronald Smith Dem Ronald Smith Dem 5th Howard Hunter Jr. Dem Howard Hunter Jr. Dem 6th Gene Rogers Dem Gene Rogers Dem 7th Thomas Hardaway Dem Thomas Hardaway Dem 8th Linwood Eborn Mercer† Dem Edith Warren Dem 9th Henry Aldridge Rep Marian McLawhorn Dem 10th Cynthia Watson† Rep Russell Tucker Dem 11th Phil Baddour Dem Phil Baddour Dem 12th Nurham Warwick Dem Nurham Warwick Dem 13th Danny McComas Rep Danny McComas Rep 14th David Redwine Dem David Redwine Dem Dewey Hill Dem Dewey Hill Dem 15th Sam Ellis Rep Sam Ellis Rep 16th Douglas Yongue Dem Douglas Yongue Dem 17th Theodore James Kinney Dem Theodore James Kinney Dem Mary McAllister Dem Mary McAllister Dem 18th Bill Hurley Dem Bill Hurley Dem Mia Morris Rep Mia Morris Rep 19th Bobby Ray Hall Rep Leslie Cox Dem Don Davis Rep Don Davis Rep 20th Billy Creech Rep Billy Creech Rep 21st Dan Blue Dem Dan Blue Dem 22nd Jim Crawford Dem Jim Crawford Dem Gordon Allen Dem Gordon Allen Dem 23rd Paul Luebke Dem Paul Luebke Dem Mickey Michaux Dem Mickey Michaux Dem George Miller Jr. Dem George Miller Jr. Dem 24th Joe Hackney Dem Joe Hackney Dem Verla Insko Dem Verla Insko Dem 25th Cary Allred Rep Cary Allred Rep Dennis Alan Reynolds† Rep W.B. Teague Rep Nelson Cole Dem Nelson Cole Dem 26th Alma Adams Dem Alma Adams Dem 27th Steve Wood Ref Steve Wood Rep 28th Flossie Boyd-McIntyre Dem Flossie Boyd-McIntyre Dem 29th Joanne Bowie Rep Joanne Bowie Rep 30th Arlie Culp Rep Arlie Culp Rep 31st Richard Morgan Rep Richard Morgan Rep 32nd Wayne Goodwin Dem Wayne Goodwin Dem 33rd Foyle Robert Hightower Jr. Dem Pryor Gibson Dem 34th Fern Shubert Rep O. Max Melton Dem 35th Charlotte Gardner Rep Charlotte Gardner Rep 36th Jim Black Dem Jim Black Dem 37th Paul Reeves McCrary Dem Paul Reeves McCrary Dem 38th Harold Brubaker Rep Harold Brubaker Rep 39th Lyons Gray Rep Lyons Gray Rep 40th William Hiatt Rep William Hiatt Rep Gene Wilson Rep Gene Wilson Rep Rex Baker Rep Rex Baker Rep 41st John Walter Brown Rep John Walter Brown Rep George Holmes Rep George Holmes Rep 42nd Frank Mitchell Rep Frank Mitchell Rep 43rd Robert Brawley† Rep Mitchell Setzer Rep 44th John Gamble Jr. Dem Daniel Barefoot Dem 45th Joe Kiser Rep Joe Kiser Rep Cherie Berry Rep Cherie Berry Rep 46th Charles Buchanan Rep Charles Buchanan Rep Gregory Thompson Rep Gregory Thompson Rep 47th Walt Church Dem Walt Church Dem 48th Debbie Clary Rep Debbie Clary Rep Andy Dedmon Dem Andy Dedmon Dem John Weatherly Rep Jim Horn Dem 49th Bob Hunter† Dem Mitch Gillespie Rep 50th Larry Justus Rep Larry Justus Rep 51st Wilma Sherrill Rep Wilma Sherrill Rep Martin Nesbitt Dem Martin Nesbitt Dem Lanier Cansler Rep Lanier Cansler Rep 52nd Charles Millwee Beall Dem Phil Haire Dem Liston Ramsey Dem Liston Ramsey Dem 53rd James Carpenter Rep James Carpenter Rep 54th Drew Saunders Dem Drew Saunders Dem 55th Ed McMahan Rep Ed McMahan Rep 56th Martha Alexander Dem Martha Alexander Dem 57th Connie Wilson Rep Connie Wilson Rep 58th Ruth Easterling Dem Ruth Easterling Dem 59th Pete Cunningham Dem Pete Cunningham Dem 60th Beverly Earle Dem Beverly Earle Dem 61st Charles Neely Rep Charles Neely Rep 62nd David Miner Rep David Miner Rep 63rd Jane Hurley Mosely Dem Jane Hurley Mosely Dem 64th Bob Hensley Dem Bob Hensley Dem 65th Rick Eddins Rep Rick Eddins Rep 66th Larry Womble Dem Larry Womble Dem 67th Warren Oldham Dem Warren Oldham Dem 68th Bill Ives Rep Trudi Walend Rep 69th Jim Gulley Rep Jim Gulley Rep 70th Toby Fitch Dem Toby Fitch Dem 71st Joe Tolson Dem Joe Tolson Dem 72nd Gene Arnold Rep Gene Arnold Rep 73rd Wayne Sexton Rep Wayne Sexton Rep 74th Julia Craven Howard Rep Julia Craven Howard Rep 75th Alex Warner Dem Alex Warner Dem 76th W. W. Dickson† Rep John Bridgeman Dem 77th Carolyn Russell Rep Carolyn Russell Rep 78th Stanley Fox Dem Stanley Fox Dem 79th William Wainwright Dem William Wainwright Dem 80th Robert Grady Rep Robert Grady Rep 81st Tim Tallent Rep Tim Tallent Rep 82nd Bobby Barbee Rep Bobby Barbee Rep 83rd Gene McCombs Rep Gene McCombs Rep 84th Michael Decker Rep Michael Decker Rep 85th Ronnie Sutton Dem Ronnie Sutton Dem 86th Bill Culpepper Dem Bill Culpepper Dem 87th Donald Bonner Dem Donald Bonner Dem 88th Theresa Esposito Rep Theresa Esposito Rep 89th Mary Jarrell Dem Mary Jarrell Dem Maggie Jeffus Dem Maggie Jeffus Dem 90th Richard Moore Dem Richard Moore Dem 91st Edgar Starnes Rep Edgar Starnes Rep 92nd Russell Capps Rep Russell Capps Rep 93rd John Rayfield Rep John Rayfield Rep 94th Jerry Dockham Rep Jerry Dockham Rep 95th Leo Daughtry Rep Leo Daughtry Rep 96th Edd Nye Dem Edd Nye Dem 97th Jerry Braswell Dem Jerry Braswell Dem 98th Thomas Wright Dem Thomas Wright Dem † - Incumbent not seeking re-election House seats #ddd 600px 410px Democratic Democratic Party (United States) 55.00 Republican Republican Party (United States) 45.00 See also List of North Carolina state legislatures References Category:North Carolina House of Representatives elections Category:1998 North Carolina elections Category:November 1998 in the United States Category:1998 state legislature elections in the United States