1972Final results
1972 election for North Carolina House District 18
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
2 seats: Jimmy Love (D), Gerald Arnold (D) won.
2 seatsJimmy LoveDemocrat · winner · incumbent
40.6%13,161
Gerald ArnoldDemocrat · winner · incumbent
39.1%12,684
R. B. GuthrieRepublican
20.3%6,592
32,437 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