1980Final results
1980 election for North Carolina House District 4
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
3 seats: Bruce Ethridge (D), A. D. Guy (D), G. Malcolm Fulcher Jr. (D) won.
3 seatsBruce EthridgeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
20.6%17,527
A. D. GuyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
19.6%16,719
G. Malcolm Fulcher Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
18.0%15,313
Robert GradyRepublican
14.7%12,501
Gilbert R. HersheyRepublican
14.0%11,917
Carl L. TilghmanRepublican
13.1%11,192
85,169 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