1976Final results
1976 election for North Carolina House District 43
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
4 seats: James Clarke (D), Mary C. Nesbitt (D), Gordon H. Greenwood (D), Claude Debruhl (D) won.
4 seatsJames ClarkeDemocrat · winner
19.4%35,627
Mary C. NesbittDemocrat · winner · incumbent
19.4%35,501
Gordon H. GreenwoodDemocrat · winner
19.0%34,906
Claude DebruhlDemocrat · winner · incumbent
16.9%31,041
Zora HaysRepublican
13.4%24,637
Martha CooperRepublican
11.8%21,548
183,261 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