1974Final results
1974 election for North Carolina House District 42
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
Fred R. Dorsey (R) won with 51.0% of the vote, defeating Jack Lancaster (D) by 2.1 points.
Fred R. DorseyRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.0%5,769
Jack LancasterDemocrat
49.0%5,536
11,305 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