1976Final results
1976 election for North Carolina House District 23
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
7 seats: Mary P. Seymour (D), Thomas Gilmore (D), Henry E. Frye (D), W. Mark Short (D), Charles E. Webb (D), Thomas B. Sawyer (D), James F. Morgan (D) won.
7 seatsMary P. SeymourDemocrat · winner
11.4%54,418
Thomas GilmoreDemocrat · winner · incumbent
11.4%54,362
Henry E. FryeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
11.2%53,590
W. Mark ShortDemocrat · winner · incumbent
11.0%52,517
Charles E. WebbDemocrat · winner · incumbent
10.9%52,315
Thomas B. SawyerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
10.5%50,405
James F. MorganDemocrat · winner
10.5%50,278
Margaret P. KeeseeforresterRepublican
7.1%34,023
George H. BemusRepublican
5.7%27,143
Donald C. WhiteRepublican
5.3%25,341
Patrick T. BoardmanRepublican
5.0%23,914
David M. ShavinOther party
0.1%550
478,856 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET