1972Final results
1972 election for North Carolina Senate District 14
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
3 seats: Bobby Barker (D), William W. Staton (D), Robert J. Barker (R) won.
3 seatsBobby BarkerDemocrat · winner
19.5%49,089
William W. StatonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
18.9%47,421
Robert J. BarkerRepublican · winner
17.4%43,753
Allen AdamsDemocrat
17.2%43,135
Alice JohnsonRepublican
13.8%34,649
Frederick SpeidelRepublican
13.2%33,268
251,315 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