1974Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for North Carolina House District 23
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
7 seats: Thomas Gilmore (D), Henry E. Frye (D), Charles W. Phillips (D), Charles E. Webb (D), Thomas B. Sawyer (D), W. Mark Short (D), Leo Heer (D) won.
7 seatsThomas GilmoreDemocrat · winner · incumbent
10.4%29,791
Henry E. FryeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
10.2%29,326
Charles W. PhillipsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
9.9%28,489
Charles E. WebbDemocrat · winner · incumbent
9.3%26,896
Thomas B. SawyerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
8.7%24,919
W. Mark ShortDemocrat · winner
8.5%24,509
Leo HeerDemocrat · winner
7.1%20,333
Lonnie RevelsRepublican
7.0%20,224
Robert Odell PayneRepublican · incumbent
6.6%19,038
Lucile M. SchwartzRepublican
5.2%14,999
Kenneth M. FurrRepublican
4.3%12,476
Thomas L. HillardRepublican
4.3%12,403
Vernon HartRepublican
4.2%12,197
David E. MaasRepublican
4.2%12,114
287,714 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 1974
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Thomas Gilmore (D)Henry E. Frye (D)Charles W. Phillips (D)Charles E. Webb (D)Thomas B. Sawyer (D)W. Mark Short (D)Leo Heer (D)Lonnie Revels (R)Robert Odell Payne (R)Lucile M. Schwartz (R)
Also on the ballot: Kenneth M. Furr (Republican), 4.3%; Thomas L. Hillard (Republican), 4.3%; Vernon Hart (Republican), 4.2%; David E. Maas (Republican), 4.2%