1988Final results
1988 election for North Carolina House District 72
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
Roy Cooper III (D) won with 61.4% of the vote, defeating Barry L. Gardner (R) by 22.7 points.
Roy Cooper IIIDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.4%11,917
Barry L. GardnerRepublican
38.6%7,505
19,422 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 1988
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET