1980Final results
1980 election for North Carolina Senate District 7
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
2 seats: Dallas Alford (D), James D. Speed (D) won.
2 seatsDallas AlfordDemocrat · winner · incumbent
37.2%38,709
James D. SpeedDemocrat · winner · incumbent
36.5%37,992
John J. HawkinsRepublican
13.1%13,682
Philip R. TaylorRepublican
13.1%13,680
104,063 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