1972 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina

Of the 11 North Carolina incumbents, 8 were re-elected.

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