1970Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for North Carolina Senate District 18
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
3 seats: Hargrove Bowles Jr. (D), C. Coolidge Murrow (R), L. P. McLendon Jr. (D) won.
3 seatsHargrove Bowles Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
19.0%30,358
C. Coolidge MurrowRepublican · winner · incumbent
17.8%28,389
L. P. McLendon Jr.Democrat · winner
17.0%27,209
Elton EdwardsDemocrat · incumbent
15.8%25,295
John G. HutchensRepublican
15.8%25,191
Richard K. PughRepublican
14.5%23,206
159,648 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