1978Final results
1978 election for North Carolina Senate District 16
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
2 seats: Russell Walker (D), Charles Vickery (D) won.
2 seatsRussell WalkerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
28.5%27,639
Charles VickeryDemocrat · winner · incumbent
27.4%26,550
Richard SmythRepublican
22.4%21,693
Alice WardRepublican
21.8%21,174
97,060 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