1980Final results
1980 election for North Carolina Senate District 12
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
Sam R. Noble (D) won with 97.9% of the vote, defeating John R. Jones (R) by 95.9 points.
Sam R. NobleDemocrat · winner · incumbent
97.9%25,513
John R. JonesRepublican
2.1%537
26,050 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