1976Final results
1976 election for North Carolina Senate District 26
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
2 seats: I. C. Crawford (D), Robert S. Swain (D) won.
2 seatsI. C. CrawfordDemocrat · winner · incumbent
30.6%41,637
Robert S. SwainDemocrat · winner
29.3%39,899
Ted SmithRepublican
20.4%27,768
Edward KrauseRepublican
19.8%26,918
136,223 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