This is the 1970 race. The latest: 2026 →

1970Final results

1970 election for North Carolina House District 8

North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina

2 seats: H. Horton Rountree (D), Sam Bundy (D) won.

2 seats
H. Horton RountreeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
44.0%8,623
Sam BundyDemocrat · winner
43.6%8,557
Frank SteinbackRepublican
12.4%2,424
19,604 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+21.21980D+48.12004R+14.42012R+21.62014R+0.42016D+20.42020

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