1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for North Carolina House District 26
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
Foyle Hightower Jr. (D) won with 64.5% of the vote, defeating Colon Blake (R) by 28.9 points.
Foyle Hightower Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
64.5%7,749
Colon BlakeRepublican · incumbent
35.5%4,273
12,022 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