1970Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for North Carolina Senate District 33
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
Carl D. Killian (D) won with 54.4% of the vote, defeating Herman H. West (R) by 8.9 points.
Carl D. KillianDemocrat · winner
54.4%19,536
Herman H. WestRepublican · incumbent
45.6%16,351
35,887 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