1978Final results
1978 election for North Carolina Senate District 25
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
3 seats: Marshall A. Rauch (D), Ollie Harris (D), Helen Rhyne Marvin (D) won.
3 seatsMarshall A. RauchDemocrat · winner · incumbent
28.3%38,277
Ollie HarrisDemocrat · winner · incumbent
28.3%38,199
Helen Rhyne MarvinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
27.7%37,422
Margaret SheltonRepublican
15.7%21,202
135,110 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