1974Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for North Carolina Senate District 27
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
2 seats: Cecil Hill (D), Joe H. Palmer (D) won.
2 seatsCecil HillDemocrat · winner
27.7%33,849
Joe H. PalmerDemocrat · winner
27.2%33,204
Charles H. TaylorRepublican · incumbent
23.9%29,283
Elizabeth WilkieRepublican · incumbent
21.2%25,937
122,273 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