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1982 North Carolina U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1982 North Carolina U.S. House District 2 Election?

I. T. Valentine Jr. won the 1982 North Carolina U.S. House District 2 Election. I. T. Valentine Jr. received 59,617 popular votes (53.55%). The main challenger was John W. Marin (30.8%).

See the full head-to-head between Jr. and Marin

Jr. +22.7 pts · won by 25,324 votes
I. T. Valentine Jr.DemocraticWINNER53.55%
59,617 votes
John W. MarinRepublican30.8%
34,293 votes
H. M. Michauz Jr.Democratic14.36%
15,990 votes
Sue LammLibertarian1.28%
1,426 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.