1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for North Carolina Senate District 9
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
Edward Renfrow (D) won with 60.1% of the vote, defeating Willard J. Blanchard (R) by 20.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Edward RenfrowDemocrat · winner
60.1%13,770
Willard J. BlanchardRepublican · incumbent
39.9%9,125
22,896 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