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1974Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1974 election for North Carolina House District 29

North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina

5 seats: Margaret Tennille (D), Judson D. Deramus (D), Ned R. Smith (D), Richard C. Erwin (D), Fred S. Hutchins Jr. (R) won.

5 seats
Margaret TennilleDemocrat · winner
13.1%22,502
Judson D. DeramusDemocrat · winner
12.0%20,624
Ned R. SmithDemocrat · winner
11.9%20,519
Richard C. ErwinDemocrat · winner
11.0%18,954
Fred S. Hutchins Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
10.9%18,735
C. Vincent ShorttDemocrat
10.8%18,624
Edward L. PowellRepublican · incumbent
9.2%15,915
Grady P. SwisherRepublican
7.5%12,859
L. Hackett FrenchRepublican
7.0%12,116
Richard L. MuseRepublican
6.6%11,333
172,181 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

EvenD+8.71976D+4.81978D+3.41980D+14.01982R+10.21984R+17.71986

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

The candidates

Margaret Tennille (D)Judson D. Deramus (D)Ned R. Smith (D)Richard C. Erwin (D)Fred S. Hutchins Jr. (R)C. Vincent Shortt (D)Edward L. Powell (R)Grady P. Swisher (R)L. Hackett French (R)Richard L. Muse (R)