1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for North Carolina House District 45
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
W. P. Bradley (R) won with 51.5% of the vote, defeating Erwin W. Patton (D) by 2.9 points.
W. P. BradleyRepublican · winner
51.5%9,063
Erwin W. PattonDemocrat · incumbent
48.5%8,551
17,614 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