1972Final results
1972 election for North Carolina House District 32
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
Richard Lane Brown III (D) won with 50.9% of the vote, defeating Tony H. Whitley (R) by 1.8 points.
Richard Lane Brown IIIDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.9%9,091
Tony H. WhitleyRepublican
49.1%8,770
17,861 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