1980Final results
1980 election for North Carolina House District 20
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
5 seats: Lura Tally (D), R. D. Beard (D), Charles Holt (D), William E. Clark (D), Henry M. Tyson (D) won.
5 seatsLura TallyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
15.4%28,969
R. D. BeardDemocrat · winner · incumbent
15.4%28,894
Charles HoltDemocrat · winner · incumbent
15.3%28,703
William E. ClarkDemocrat · winner · incumbent
14.5%27,187
Henry M. TysonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
14.1%26,502
H. Terry HutchensRepublican
10.0%18,789
John KeefeRepublican
8.4%15,833
Morehead StackRepublican
7.0%13,081
187,958 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 1980
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET