2000Final results
2000 election for North Carolina House District 72
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
Gene Arnold (R) won with 57.2% of the vote, defeating Mary P. Wells (D) by 14.4 points.
Gene ArnoldRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.2%14,332
Mary P. WellsDemocrat
42.8%10,728
25,060 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 2000
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET