1970Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for North Carolina Senate District 26
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
2 seats: Bobby Lee Combs (D), Norman H. Joyner (R) won.
2 seatsBobby Lee CombsDemocrat · winner
25.2%28,351
Norman H. JoynerRepublican · winner · incumbent
25.0%28,117
J. Reid PooveyRepublican · incumbent
24.9%27,956
James C. KivettDemocrat
24.8%27,875
112,302 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