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1976Final results

1976 election for North Carolina House District 12

North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina

2 seats: Bennie D. Schwartz (D), S. Thomas Rhodes (R) won.

2 seats
Bennie D. SchwartzDemocrat · winner · incumbent
41.4%15,615
S. Thomas RhodesRepublican · winner · incumbent
35.8%13,512
22.9%8,633
37,760 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 1976

Races before and after

EvenR+13.21974R+22.01976R+32.21978R+10.91980D+20.21982D+4.61994

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET