1980Final results
1980 election for North Carolina House District 29
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
5 seats: Margaret Tennille (D), Richard Barnes (D), Ted Kaplan (D), Mary N. Pegg (R), Ned R. Smith (D) won.
5 seatsMargaret TennilleDemocrat · winner · incumbent
12.0%45,932
Richard BarnesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
11.3%43,383
Ted KaplanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
10.6%40,644
Mary N. PeggRepublican · winner · incumbent
10.6%40,513
Ned R. SmithDemocrat · winner
10.1%38,505
Annie Brown KennedyDemocrat
9.9%37,802
Frank E. RhodesRepublican
9.4%35,965
Donald R. BillingsRepublican
9.1%34,614
C. David KeppleRepublican
9.0%34,279
John F. MossRepublican
8.0%30,624
382,266 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