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1970Final results

1970 election for North Carolina House District 11

North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina

Thomas J. Baker (D) won with 72.5% of the vote, defeating Melvin Pope (R) by 45.1 points.

Thomas J. BakerDemocrat · winner
72.5%4,614
Melvin PopeRepublican
27.5%1,747
6,361 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1970

Races before and after

EvenD+46.11974D+22.71976D+19.21978D+28.11980D+29.41992R+2.01994

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET