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1980Final results

1980 election for North Carolina House District 43

North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina

4 seats: Marie W. Colton (D), Gordon H. Greenwood (D), Martin L. Nesbitt (D), Narvel J. Crawford (D) won.

4 seats
Marie W. ColtonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
14.0%32,591
Gordon H. GreenwoodDemocrat · winner · incumbent
14.0%32,564
Martin L. NesbittDemocrat · winner
13.7%31,773
Narvel J. CrawfordDemocrat · winner
13.1%30,505
L. C. AtkinsonRepublican
11.7%27,178
Zora HaysRepublican
11.7%27,161
Stanley S. AtkinsRepublican
11.6%26,903
Dudley CamperRepublican
10.2%23,641
232,316 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

EvenD+23.71974D+11.51976D+22.91978D+5.81980R+8.61982R+22.71984

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

The candidates

Marie W. Colton (D)Gordon H. Greenwood (D)Martin L. Nesbitt (D)Narvel J. Crawford (D)L. C. Atkinson (R)Zora Hays (R)Stanley S. Atkins (R)Dudley Camper (R)