1982 United States House of Representatives elections
District Incumbent Party First elected Result Candidates
North Carolina 1 Walter B. Jones Sr Democratic 1966 Incumbent re-elected Y Walter B. Jones Sr. ( Democratic ) 81.3% James F. McIntyre III ( Republican ) 17.8% Bobby Yates Emory ( Libertarian ) 0.9%
North Carolina 2 Lawrence H. Fountain Democratic 1952 Incumbent retired . New member elected . Democratic hold Y Tim Valentine ( Democratic ) 53.6% John W. Marin ( Republican ) 30.8% H. M. Michaux Jr. ( W/I ) 14.4% Sue Lamm ( Libertarian ) 1.3%
North Carolina 3 Charles Orville Whitley Democratic 1976 Incumbent re-elected Y Charles Orville Whitley ( Democratic ) 63.6% Eugene McDaniel ( Republican ) 36.0% Marshall Sprague ( Libertarian ) 0.5%
North Carolina 4 Ike Franklin Andrews Democratic 1972 Incumbent re-elected Y Ike Franklin Andrews ( Democratic ) 51.3% Bill Cobey ( Republican ) 47.4% Fritz Prochnow ( Libertarian ) 1.3%
North Carolina 5 Stephen L. Neal Democratic 1974 Incumbent re-elected Y Stephen L. Neal ( Democratic ) 60.3% Anne Bagnal ( Republican ) 39.2% Naudeen Beek ( Libertarian ) 0.4% Meryl Lynn Farber ( Socialist Workers ) 0.1%
North Carolina 6 Walter E. Johnston III Republican 1980 Incumbent lost re-election . New member elected . Democratic gain Y Charles Robin Britt ( Democratic ) 53.8% Walter E. Johnston III ( Republican ) 45.6% J. Erik Christensen ( Libertarian ) 0.5%
North Carolina 7 Charlie Rose Democratic 1972 Incumbent re-elected Y Charlie Rose ( Democratic ) 71.0% Edward Johnson ( Republican ) 28.0% Richard Hollembeak ( Libertarian ) 1.0%
North Carolina 8 Bill Hefner Democratic 1974 Incumbent re-elected Y Bill Hefner ( Democratic ) 57.4% Harris D. Blake ( Republican ) 42.0% Don Scoggins ( Libertarian ) 0.7%
North Carolina 9 James G. Martin Republican 1972 Incumbent re-elected Y James G. Martin ( Republican ) 57.0% Preston Cornelius ( Democratic ) 41.9% Dave Braatz ( Libertarian ) 1.1%
North Carolina 10 James T. Broyhill Republican 1962 Incumbent re-elected Y James T. Broyhill ( Republican ) 92.7% John Rankin ( Libertarian ) 7.3%
North Carolina 11 Bill Hendon Republican 1980 Incumbent lost re-election . New member elected . Democratic gain Y James McClure Clarke ( Democratic ) 49.9% Bill Hendon ( Republican ) 49.2% Linda Janca ( Libertarian ) 0.9%
North Carolina
See also : List of United States Representatives from North Carolina
The 1982 United States House of Representatives elections was an election for the United States House of Representatives held on November 2, 1982, in the middle of President Ronald Reagan's first term, whose popularity was sinking due to economic conditions under the 1982 recession. The President's Republican Party lost seats in the House, which could be viewed as a response to the President's approval at the time. Unlike most midterm election cycles, the number of seats lost - 26 seats to the Democratic Party - was a comparatively large swap. It included most of the seats that had been gained the previous election, cementing the Democratic majority. Coincidentally, the number of seats the Democratic picked up (26), was the exact amount the Republicans needed to win the House majority. In the previous election of 1980 Republicans gained many seats as the result of the popularity of Ronald Reagan. Many of these elected officials lost their seats in 1982.