1980Final results

1980 election for North Carolina House District 38

Name: 1980 election for North Carolina House District 38
Start: 1980-11-04
Location: North Carolina

North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina

4 seats: E. Graham Bell (D), David W. Bumgardner Jr. (D), Sam Beam (D), D. R. Mauney Jr. (D) won.

4 seats

20.5%46,702

E. Graham BellDemocrat · winner · incumbent

14.5%32,960

David W. Bumgardner Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent

14.5%32,936

Sam BeamDemocrat · winner

13.8%31,313

D. R. Mauney Jr.Democrat · winner

13.5%30,758

11.7%26,653

11.5%26,278

227,600 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

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET