2002 North Carolina House of Representatives election
November 5, 2002
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All 120 seats in the North Carolina House of Representatives 61 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.