1974Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for North Carolina Senate District 21
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
2 seats: Jack Childers (D), Tom Suddarth (D) won.
2 seatsJack ChildersDemocrat · winner
30.7%30,676
Tom SuddarthDemocrat · winner
29.7%29,669
Gilbert T. Davis Jr.Republican
23.5%23,485
Robert Vance SomersRepublican · incumbent
16.2%16,220
100,050 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