1972Final results
1972 election for North Carolina Senate District 13
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
2 seats: Kenneth C. Royall Jr. (D), Gordon P. Allen (D) won.
2 seatsKenneth C. Royall Jr.Democrat · winner
38.9%30,184
Gordon P. AllenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
38.4%29,779
Alexander BarnesRepublican
22.6%17,541
77,504 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