1970Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for North Carolina House District 32
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
Richard Lane Brown III (D) won with 52.2% of the vote, defeating Clyde H. Whitley (R) by 4.5 points.
Richard Lane Brown IIIDemocrat · winner
52.2%7,072
Clyde H. WhitleyRepublican · incumbent
47.8%6,465
13,537 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET