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1972 North Carolina gubernatorial election
Nominee
James Holshouser
Skipper Bowles
Party
Republican
Democratic
Popular vote
767,470
729,104
Percentage
51.00%
48.45%
County results
Holshouser: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90%
Bowles: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Governor before election
Robert W. Scott
Democratic
Elected Governor
James Holshouser
Republican
The 1972 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1972. Republican nominee James Holshouser defeated Democratic nominee Skipper Bowles with 51% of the vote. Holshouser thus became the first Republican elected governor of the state in the 20th century.
Primary elections [ ]
Primary elections were held on May 6, 1972.[1]
Democratic primary [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Skipper Bowles , State Senator
Hoyt Patrick Taylor Jr. , incumbent Lieutenant Governor
Reginald A. Hawkins , civil rights activist and dentist
Wilbur Hobby , labor union leader
C. Eugene Leggett
Zeb V.K. Dickson
Results [ ]
Republican primary [ ]
Candidates [ ]
James Holshouser , State Representative
Jim Gardner , former U.S. Representative
Leroy Gibson
Thomas E. Chappell
Results [ ]
General election [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Major party candidates
James Holshouser, Republican
Skipper Bowles, Democratic
Other candidates
Arlis F. Pettyjohn, American
Results [ ]
References [ ]
President
1972 United States presidential election
Democratic primaries
Republican primaries
Democratic convention
Republican convention
U.S. Senate U.S. House State governors State legislatures
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