1978Final results
1978 election for North Carolina Senate District 18
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
Ralph H. Scott (D) won with 53.9% of the vote, defeating Cary D. Allred (R) by 7.9 points.
Ralph H. ScottDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.9%8,621
Cary D. AllredRepublican
46.1%7,364
15,985 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