1970Final results
1970 election for North Carolina Senate District 17
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
Ralph H. Scott (D) won with 48.7% of the vote, defeating Hubert G. Lowe (Oth) by 0.1 points.
Ralph H. ScottDemocrat · winner · incumbent
48.7%7,588
Hubert G. LoweOther party
48.6%7,575
Walter GreenOther party
2.7%426
15,589 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