1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for North Carolina Senate District 27
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
2 seats: Charles H. Taylor (R), Elizabeth Wilkie (R) won.
2 seatsCharles H. TaylorRepublican · winner
28.1%38,855
Elizabeth WilkieRepublican · winner
24.7%34,103
Zeb D. AlleyDemocrat · incumbent
23.7%32,825
Cecil HillDemocrat
23.5%32,460
138,243 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