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1970Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1970 election for North Carolina House District 30

North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina

5 seats: Ed M. McKnight (R), E. Lawrence Davis (D), Howard A. Jemison (R), Fred C. Farmer (R), C. Dempsey McDaniel (R) won.

5 seats
Ed M. McKnightRepublican · winner · incumbent
12.5%24,216
E. Lawrence DavisDemocrat · winner
11.1%21,474
Howard A. JemisonRepublican · winner · incumbent
11.1%21,417
Fred C. FarmerRepublican · winner
10.5%20,365
C. Dempsey McDanielRepublican · winner · incumbent
10.5%20,361
Claude M. HamrickDemocrat
10.2%19,820
Marshall T. WillsRepublican · incumbent
10.0%19,411
Jack L. CovingtonDemocrat
8.9%17,268
J. Lee Keiger Jr.Democrat
7.7%14,893
Simon SosnikDemocrat
7.4%14,306
193,531 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+10.51974D+3.21976D+1.01978R+7.21980R+5.11982R+15.81984

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

The candidates

Ed M. McKnight (R)E. Lawrence Davis (D)Howard A. Jemison (R)Fred C. Farmer (R)C. Dempsey McDaniel (R)Claude M. Hamrick (D)Marshall T. Wills (R)Jack L. Covington (D)J. Lee Keiger Jr. (D)Simon Sosnik (D)