1972Final results
1972 election for North Carolina House District 15
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
6 seats: Robert W. Wynne (D), Wade Smith (D), Howard Twiggs (D), Ward Purrington (R), Robert L. Farmer (D), Samuel H. Johnson (D) won.
6 seatsRobert W. WynneDemocrat · winner · incumbent
10.7%42,924
Wade SmithDemocrat · winner
9.7%38,981
Howard TwiggsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
8.9%35,963
Ward PurringtonRepublican · winner
8.9%35,618
Robert L. FarmerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
8.8%35,181
Samuel H. JohnsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
8.7%35,125
Joseph E. JohnsonDemocrat
8.5%34,000
William P. GarrabrantRepublican
8.5%33,961
Earl CoxRepublican
7.5%30,307
Andrew J. TurnerRepublican
6.9%27,832
Bobby Yates EmoryRepublican
6.5%26,255
Thomas L. Lucas Jr.Republican
6.4%25,732
401,879 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