1998 North Carolina House of Representatives election

Not to be confused with 1998 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina.

1998 North Carolina House of Representatives election
November 3, 1998
All 120 seats in the North Carolina House of Representatives
61 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Jim Black Harold Brubaker
Party Democratic Republican
Leader's seat 36th - Matthews 38th - Asheboro
Last election 59 61
Seats won 66 54
Seat change 7 7
Speaker before election

Harold Brubaker
Republican

Elected Speaker

Jim Black
Democratic

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.

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