1970Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for North Carolina House District 49
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
Erwin W. Patton (D) won with 54.3% of the vote, defeating W. P. Bradley (R) by 8.6 points.
Erwin W. PattonDemocrat · winner
54.3%9,525
W. P. BradleyRepublican · incumbent
45.7%8,012
17,537 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