1970Final results
1970 election for North Carolina Senate District 16
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
W. C. Taylor (D) won with 57.0% of the vote, defeating William F. Simpson (R) by 14.0 points.
W. C. TaylorDemocrat · winner
57.0%7,615
William F. SimpsonRepublican
43.0%5,743
13,358 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