1978Final results
1978 election for North Carolina Senate District 27
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
2 seats: Cecil Hill (D), Joe H. Palmer (D) won.
2 seatsCecil HillDemocrat · winner · incumbent
29.5%37,190
Joe H. PalmerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
29.1%36,645
Walt Sheppard Jr.Republican
21.4%26,937
Jack B. BrettlerRepublican
20.0%25,218
125,990 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