1978Final results
1978 election for North Carolina Senate District 26
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
2 seats: I. C. Crawford (D), Robert S. Swain (D) won.
2 seatsI. C. CrawfordDemocrat · winner · incumbent
28.7%27,443
Robert S. SwainDemocrat · winner · incumbent
27.2%25,955
Joe L. MorganRepublican
22.1%21,050
Edward KrauseRepublican
22.0%21,017
95,465 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