1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for North Carolina House District 29
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
5 seats: Fred S. Hutchins Jr. (R), Ed M. McKnight (R), C. Dempsey McDaniel (R), Edward L. Powell (R), E. Lawrence Davis (D) won.
5 seatsFred S. Hutchins Jr.Republican · winner
13.2%36,179
Ed M. McKnightRepublican · winner · incumbent
13.0%35,804
C. Dempsey McDanielRepublican · winner · incumbent
11.9%32,576
Edward L. PowellRepublican · winner
11.8%32,388
E. Lawrence DavisDemocrat · winner · incumbent
11.8%32,308
Howard A. JemisonRepublican · incumbent
10.9%29,923
K. O. P. GoodwinDemocrat
8.2%22,499
John A. Walker Jr.Democrat
7.2%19,817
Connie ThomasDemocrat
6.3%17,333
C. C. ByrneDemocrat
5.8%16,030
274,857 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