1998Final results
1998 election for North Carolina House District 72
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
Gene Arnold (R) won with 58.8% of the vote, defeating Mary P. Wells (D) by 17.6 points.
Gene ArnoldRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.8%10,676
Mary P. WellsDemocrat
41.2%7,484
18,160 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 1998
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET