1972Final results
1972 election for North Carolina House District 12
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
2 seats: Bennie D. Schwartz (D), S. Thomas Rhodes (R) won.
2 seatsBennie D. SchwartzDemocrat · winner
29.0%11,549
S. Thomas RhodesRepublican · winner
28.1%11,199
Edward C. SneadDemocrat
22.2%8,874
Ray MatthisRepublican
20.7%8,266
39,888 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 1972
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET