1970Final results
1970 election for North Carolina Senate District 13
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
William W. Staton (D) won with 58.8% of the vote, defeating Samuel S. Stephenson (R) by 17.6 points.
William W. StatonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.8%9,793
Samuel S. StephensonRepublican
41.2%6,861
16,654 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