1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1972 election for North Carolina House District 36

Name: 1972 election for North Carolina House District 36
Start: 1972-11-07
Location: North Carolina

North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina

8 seats: Carolyn Mathis (R), Laurence A. Cobb (R), Marilyn R. Bissell (R), David D. Jordan (R), Roy Spoon (R), Jo Graham Foster (D), Craig Lawing (D), Ben Tison (D) won.

8 seats

Carolyn MathisRepublican · winner

7.9%51,966

Laurence A. CobbRepublican · winner · incumbent

7.6%49,881

Marilyn R. BissellRepublican · winner

7.1%46,737

David D. JordanRepublican · winner

7.0%45,787

Roy SpoonRepublican · winner

6.8%44,318

Jo Graham FosterDemocrat · winner

6.7%43,786

Craig LawingDemocrat · winner · incumbent

6.7%43,628

Ben TisonDemocrat · winner

6.3%41,472

Parks HelmsDemocrat

6.0%39,240

Gus EconomosDemocrat

5.8%37,941

Bob HarkeyRepublican

5.7%37,460

Charles W. SmithRepublican

5.6%36,550

James RossDemocrat

5.3%34,846

James B. VoglerDemocrat · incumbent

5.1%33,650

Glenn L. KrumelRepublican

5.1%33,366

Arthur Goodman Jr.Democrat

5.1%33,075

653,703 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

The candidates

Carolyn Mathis (R)Laurence A. Cobb (R)Marilyn R. Bissell (R)David D. Jordan (R)Roy Spoon (R)Jo Graham Foster (D)Craig Lawing (D)Ben Tison (D)Parks Helms (D)Gus Economos (D)Bob Harkey (R)Charles W. Smith (R)James Ross (D)James B. Vogler (D)Glenn L. Krumel (R)Arthur Goodman Jr. (D)