1970Final results
1970 election for North Carolina Senate District 28
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
David T. Flaherty (R) won with 55.6% of the vote, defeating Ted G. West (D) by 13.5 points.
David T. FlahertyRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.6%17,355
Ted G. WestDemocrat
42.1%13,139
John T. GathingsOther party
2.3%710
31,204 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