1970Final results
1970 election for North Carolina Senate District 23
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
Phillip J. Kirk Jr. (R) won with 56.7% of the vote, defeating Rex Wood (D) by 13.4 points.
Phillip J. Kirk Jr.Republican · winner
56.7%11,558
Rex WoodDemocrat
43.3%8,820
20,378 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