1978Final results
1978 election for North Carolina Senate District 19
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
3 seats: Rachel G. Gray (D), Katherine Hagen Sebo (D), Walter C. Cockerham (R) won.
3 seatsRachel G. GrayDemocrat · winner · incumbent
19.5%27,992
Katherine Hagen SeboDemocrat · winner · incumbent
19.4%27,853
Walter C. CockerhamRepublican · winner
16.7%24,080
James R. TurnerDemocrat
16.6%23,926
David Bradford ColeRepublican
13.9%20,061
W. Eugene Johnston IIIOther party
13.9%19,970
143,882 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