1972Final results
1972 election for North Carolina House District 42
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
Fred R. Dorsey (R) won with 56.6% of the vote, defeating Ruth Turner Semaschko (D) by 13.2 points.
Fred R. DorseyRepublican · winner
56.6%8,113
Ruth Turner SemaschkoDemocrat
43.4%6,220
14,333 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