1978Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for North Carolina Senate District 23
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
2 seats: Cass Ballenger (R), William W. Redman Jr. (R) won.
2 seatsCass BallengerRepublican · winner · incumbent
26.9%30,413
William W. Redman Jr.Republican · winner
25.4%28,709
Kenneth C. WootenDemocrat
23.9%26,996
Bobby Lee CombsDemocrat · incumbent
23.7%26,791
112,909 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