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1972Final results

1972 election for North Carolina Senate District 11

North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina

Arthur W. Williamson (D) won with 56.6% of the vote, defeating J. W. Suggs (R) by 13.1 points.

Arthur W. WilliamsonDemocrat · winner
56.6%13,849
J. W. SuggsRepublican
43.4%10,640
24,489 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

EvenD+28.31980D+29.31984D+42.61986D+23.31990D+11.31992D+1.41994

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET