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1970Final results

1970 election for North Carolina House District 45

North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina

4 seats: John S. Stevens (D), Herschel S. Harkins (D), Claude Debruhl (D), Hugh Beam (D) won.

4 seats
John S. StevensDemocrat · winner · incumbent
15.3%24,330
Herschel S. HarkinsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
15.3%24,315
Claude DebruhlDemocrat · winner · incumbent
14.6%23,240
Hugh BeamDemocrat · winner · incumbent
14.5%23,111
Jack WalkerRepublican
10.6%16,887
Jessie I. LedbetterRepublican
10.3%16,476
William AndersonRepublican
10.0%15,876
Lee Roy Griffin Jr.Republican
9.5%15,131
159,366 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+3.01974D+12.01976D+10.31978D+3.51980R+0.81982R+20.41984

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

The candidates

John S. Stevens (D)Herschel S. Harkins (D)Claude Debruhl (D)Hugh Beam (D)Jack Walker (R)Jessie I. Ledbetter (R)William Anderson (R)Lee Roy Griffin Jr. (R)