1972Final results
1972 election for North Carolina House District 44
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
2 seats: Ernest B. Messer (D), Liston B. Ramsey (D) won.
2 seatsErnest B. MesserDemocrat · winner · incumbent
36.7%16,950
Liston B. RamseyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
36.1%16,692
Paul Heseltine SmithRepublican
27.2%12,590
46,232 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