1972Final results
1972 election for North Carolina House District 8
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
2 seats: Sam Bundy (D), H. Horton Rountree (D) won.
2 seatsSam BundyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
41.2%17,442
H. Horton RountreeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
38.8%16,416
Frank SteinbackRepublican
11.0%4,649
R. E. RobersonRepublican
9.0%3,811
42,318 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