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2012Final results

2012 election for North Carolina House District 1

North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina

Robert Charles Steinburg Sr. (R) won with 56.3% of the vote, defeating Bill Luton (D) by 12.7 points.

Robert Charles Steinburg Sr.Republican · winner
56.3%21,505
Bill LutonDemocrat
43.7%16,663
38,168 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 2012

Races before and after

EvenD+22.41990D+20.31994D+5.52010R+12.72012R+21.82014R+28.12016

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET