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1976Final results

1976 election for North Carolina Senate District 7

North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina

2 seats: James D. Speed (D), Dallas Alford (D) won.

2 seats
James D. SpeedDemocrat · winner
46.3%40,610
Dallas AlfordDemocrat · winner · incumbent
45.8%40,171
7.9%6,946
87,727 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+11.61982R+11.71984D+7.41986D+2.41988D+2.31990D+41.12000

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