1978Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for North Carolina House District 34
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
3 seats: George M. Holmes (R), Eugene M. White (D), John W. Brown (R) won.
3 seatsGeorge M. HolmesRepublican · winner
17.3%20,527
Eugene M. WhiteDemocrat · winner · incumbent
16.7%19,856
John W. BrownRepublican · winner
16.6%19,727
Eugene JonesRepublican
16.5%19,624
Albert MartinDemocrat · incumbent
16.5%19,610
Howard ThompsonDemocrat
16.5%19,583
118,929 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