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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 seats
Bobby 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
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

EvenD+34.71976D+38.51978D+17.81980D+33.91982D+19.91984D+15.51986

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