1974Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for North Carolina House District 34
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
3 seats: James H. Edwards (D), George M. Holmes (R), Ralph Prestwood (D) won.
3 seatsJames H. EdwardsDemocrat · winner
17.2%20,369
George M. HolmesRepublican · winner
17.1%20,194
Ralph PrestwoodDemocrat · winner
16.7%19,734
Albert MartinDemocrat
16.7%19,679
Harold A. BakerRepublican
16.3%19,230
John W. BrownRepublican · incumbent
16.1%18,971
118,177 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