2002 North Carolina House of Representatives election

2002 North Carolina House of Representatives election

November 5, 2002

All 120 seats in the North Carolina House of Representatives
61 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Leo Daughtry Jim Black
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat 95th District 36th District
Last election 58 62
Seats after 61 59
Seat change 3 3
Popular vote 1,072,101 903,508
Percentage 51.77% 43.63%

Results:
     Republican gain      Democratic gain
     Republican hold      Democratic hold

Speaker before election

Jim Black
Democratic

Elected Speaker

Jim Black &
Richard Morgan
Coalition

The North Carolina House of Representatives election of 2002 were held on November 5, 2002, as part of the biennial election to the General Assembly. All 120 seats in the North Carolina House of Representatives were elected.

Initially, Republicans flipped control of the chamber with a 61-59 majority. However, Republican Michael P. Decker switched parties, and tied the chamber at 60-60 until the next election, when he ran as a Republican again.