1974Final results
1974 election for North Carolina Senate District 17
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
2 seats: James B. Garrison (D), Mary Horne Odom (D) won.
2 seatsJames B. GarrisonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
43.3%28,324
Mary Horne OdomDemocrat · winner
39.2%25,689
Elton S. HudsonRepublican
17.5%11,440
65,453 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