1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for North Carolina Senate District 4
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
W. G. Smith (D) won with 55.5% of the vote, defeating George Rountree III (R) by 11.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
W. G. SmithDemocrat · winner
55.5%10,132
George Rountree IIIRepublican · incumbent
44.5%8,123
18,255 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