1978Final results
1978 election for North Carolina House District 27
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
John Covington (D) won with 80.8% of the vote, defeating Walter C. Kelly (R) by 61.7 points.
John CovingtonDemocrat · winner
80.8%6,359
Walter C. KellyRepublican
19.2%1,508
7,867 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 1978
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET