1978Final results
1978 election for North Carolina House District 36
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
8 seats: Parks Helms (D), Ben Tison (D), Jo Graham Foster (D), Marilyn R. Bissell (R), Roy Spoon (R), Ruth M. Easterling (D), Louise S. Brennan (D), Gus Economos (D) won.
8 seatsParks HelmsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
10.8%43,555
Ben TisonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
9.8%39,385
Jo Graham FosterDemocrat · winner · incumbent
9.7%39,129
Marilyn R. BissellRepublican · winner · incumbent
9.2%37,100
Roy SpoonRepublican · winner · incumbent
9.0%36,278
Ruth M. EasterlingDemocrat · winner · incumbent
8.5%34,350
Louise S. BrennanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
8.5%34,264
Gus EconomosDemocrat · winner · incumbent
8.2%33,126
Parks ToddDemocrat
7.8%31,478
Joe BeardRepublican
7.1%28,451
Alan JaffreRepublican
6.4%25,626
Gerald W. HesterDemocrat
4.8%19,251
401,995 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