United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina, 1972
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| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina 1 | Walter B. Jones Sr. | Democratic | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Walter B. Jones Sr. (Democratic) 68.8% J. Jordan Bonner (Republican) 31.2% |
| North Carolina 2 | Lawrence H. Fountain | Democratic | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Lawrence H. Fountain (Democratic) 71.6% Erick P. Little (Republican) 28.4% |
| North Carolina 3 | David N. Henderson | Democratic | 1960 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ David N. Henderson (Democratic) Unopposed |
| North Carolina 4 | Nick Galifianakis | Democratic | 1966 | Retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
√ Ike Franklin Andrews (Democratic) 50.4% Jack Hawke (Republican) 49.6% |
| North Carolina 5 | Wilmer Mizell | Republican | 1968 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Wilmer Mizell (Republican) 64.8% Brooks Hays (Democratic) 35.2% |
| North Carolina 6 | L. Richardson Preyer | Democratic | 1968 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ L. Richardson Preyer (Democratic) 93.9% Lynwood Bullock (American) 6.1% |
| North Carolina 7 | Alton Lennon | Democratic | 1956 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
√ Charlie Rose (Democratic) 60.4% Jerry C. Scott (Republican) 38.7% Alvis H. Ballard (American) 0.9% |
| North Carolina 8 | Earl B. Ruth | Republican | 1968 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Earl B. Ruth (Republican) 60.2% Richard Clark (Democratic) 39.8% |
| North Carolina 9 | Charles R. Jonas | Republican | 1952 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold. |
√ James G. Martin (Republican) 58.9% James Beatty (Democratic) 41.1% |
| North Carolina 10 | James T. Broyhill | Republican | 1962 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ James T. Broyhill (Republican) 72.5% Paul L. Beck (Democratic) 27.5% |
| North Carolina 11 | Roy A. Taylor | Democratic | 1960 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Roy A. Taylor (Democratic) 59.6% Jesse I. Ledbetter (Republican) 40.4% |
See also
- List of United States Representatives from North Carolina
- United States House of Representatives elections, 1972
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