1972Final results
1972 election for North Carolina Senate District 22
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
4 seats: Eddie Knox (D), Michael P. Mullins (R), Cy N. Bahakel (D), Herman A. Moore (D) won.
4 seatsEddie KnoxDemocrat · winner · incumbent
21.3%67,529
Michael P. MullinsRepublican · winner
21.2%67,175
Cy N. BahakelDemocrat · winner
19.6%62,124
Herman A. MooreDemocrat · winner · incumbent
19.4%61,351
Fred D. AlexanderDemocrat
18.4%58,320
316,499 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