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Election 1940 Results

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1940 North Carolina governor election

J. Melville Broughton (Democrat) beat Robert H. McNeill (Republican) in North Carolina in 1940, 75.7% to 24.3%, a margin of 51.4 points and 413,340 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1936, when Clyde R. Hoey won.

Democrats led in 94 of the 100 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 6. The largest, Guilford, cast 35,558 votes and went to the Democrat by 50.1 points. The closest was Watauga, where 130 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Governor

CandidatePartyVotesShare
J. Melville Broughton won Democratic 608,742 75.7%
Robert H. McNeill Republican 195,402 24.3%
Total804,144

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Guilford 26,678 75.0% 8,880 25.0% 35,558 D+50.1
Mecklenburg 29,783 87.1% 4,414 12.9% 34,197 D+74.2
Buncombe 25,587 77.0% 7,650 23.0% 33,237 D+54.0
Forsyth 21,484 78.6% 5,866 21.4% 27,350 D+57.1
Gaston 17,158 81.5% 3,886 18.5% 21,044 D+63.1
Wake 18,762 92.7% 1,475 7.3% 20,237 D+85.4
Davidson 11,013 61.3% 6,967 38.7% 17,980 D+22.5
Rowan 13,017 77.5% 3,779 22.5% 16,796 D+55.0
Durham 14,942 89.2% 1,812 10.8% 16,754 D+78.4
Catawba 11,096 66.4% 5,627 33.6% 16,723 D+32.7
Wilkes 7,332 46.5% 8,433 53.5% 15,765 R+7.0
Randolph 8,422 54.4% 7,047 45.6% 15,469 D+8.9
Alamance 11,301 77.3% 3,325 22.7% 14,626 D+54.5
Cabarrus 11,718 82.5% 2,479 17.5% 14,197 D+65.1
Iredell 10,248 73.7% 3,666 26.3% 13,914 D+47.3
Johnston 9,794 70.6% 4,079 29.4% 13,873 D+41.2
Rockingham 11,086 82.4% 2,366 17.6% 13,452 D+64.8
Rutherford 8,999 69.2% 3,996 30.8% 12,995 D+38.5
Surry 8,839 68.2% 4,126 31.8% 12,965 D+36.4
Burke 7,331 60.3% 4,823 39.7% 12,154 D+20.6
Cleveland 9,366 85.2% 1,632 14.8% 10,998 D+70.3
Sampson 5,076 46.7% 5,802 53.3% 10,878 R+6.7
Stanly 6,383 59.2% 4,396 40.8% 10,779 D+18.4
Haywood 8,303 78.9% 2,218 21.1% 10,521 D+57.8
Pitt 9,939 98.2% 185 1.8% 10,124 D+96.3
Henderson 6,437 63.9% 3,644 36.1% 10,081 D+27.7
Robeson 9,228 92.6% 741 7.4% 9,969 D+85.1
New Hanover 8,919 92.2% 751 7.8% 9,670 D+84.5
Caldwell 6,387 68.7% 2,916 31.3% 9,303 D+37.3
Ashe 4,816 53.8% 4,135 46.2% 8,951 D+7.6
Harnett 6,548 74.7% 2,223 25.3% 8,771 D+49.3
Nash 8,283 95.5% 390 4.5% 8,673 D+91.0
Wayne 7,168 83.9% 1,377 16.1% 8,545 D+67.8
Halifax 8,003 97.8% 182 2.2% 8,185 D+95.6
Edgecombe 8,002 98.1% 159 1.9% 8,161 D+96.1
Lincoln 4,986 61.9% 3,067 38.1% 8,053 D+23.8
Wilson 7,676 95.6% 353 4.4% 8,029 D+91.2
Madison 3,247 41.9% 4,509 58.1% 7,756 R+16.3
Yadkin 3,406 44.8% 4,194 55.2% 7,600 R+10.4
McDowell 5,325 71.6% 2,114 28.4% 7,439 D+43.2
Union 6,867 92.9% 524 7.1% 7,391 D+85.8
Watauga 3,721 50.9% 3,591 49.1% 7,312 D+1.8
Richmond 6,423 91.4% 606 8.6% 7,029 D+82.8
Stokes 4,135 59.9% 2,769 40.1% 6,904 D+19.8
Cumberland 6,057 87.9% 833 12.1% 6,890 D+75.8
Jackson 4,504 65.5% 2,370 34.5% 6,874 D+31.0
Moore 4,445 65.7% 2,323 34.3% 6,768 D+31.4
Columbus 5,826 89.1% 714 10.9% 6,540 D+78.2
Duplin 5,391 82.9% 1,109 17.1% 6,500 D+65.9
Lenoir 6,000 96.0% 247 4.0% 6,247 D+92.1
Beaufort 5,437 88.2% 726 11.8% 6,163 D+76.4
Chatham 4,037 69.3% 1,791 30.7% 5,828 D+38.5
Cherokee 3,161 55.4% 2,544 44.6% 5,705 D+10.8
Yancey 3,060 53.9% 2,617 46.1% 5,677 D+7.8
Carteret 3,895 70.9% 1,597 29.1% 5,492 D+41.8
Davie 2,790 51.6% 2,616 48.4% 5,406 D+3.2
Craven 5,107 94.6% 293 5.4% 5,400 D+89.1
Transylvania 3,278 61.1% 2,090 38.9% 5,368 D+22.1
Macon 3,020 57.8% 2,205 42.2% 5,225 D+15.6
Alexander 2,793 56.7% 2,136 43.3% 4,929 D+13.3
Anson 4,521 93.8% 299 6.2% 4,820 D+87.6
Montgomery 3,030 63.2% 1,762 36.8% 4,792 D+26.5
Franklin 4,543 97.1% 138 2.9% 4,681 D+94.1
Orange 3,788 81.4% 865 18.6% 4,653 D+62.8
Mitchell 1,388 30.1% 3,229 69.9% 4,617 R+39.9
Martin 4,526 98.3% 79 1.7% 4,605 D+96.6
Vance 4,258 95.2% 217 4.8% 4,475 D+90.3
Brunswick 2,600 62.5% 1,557 37.5% 4,157 D+25.1
Lee 3,650 89.2% 441 10.8% 4,091 D+78.4
Granville 3,924 97.2% 113 2.8% 4,037 D+94.4
Polk 2,546 64.3% 1,414 35.7% 3,960 D+28.6
Avery 1,177 30.0% 2,749 70.0% 3,926 R+40.0
Swain 2,449 63.9% 1,381 36.1% 3,830 D+27.9
Northampton 3,730 98.3% 63 1.7% 3,793 D+96.7
Pasquotank 3,402 92.8% 263 7.2% 3,665 D+85.6
Bladen 2,917 88.1% 394 11.9% 3,311 D+76.2
Person 3,027 91.6% 277 8.4% 3,304 D+83.2
Bertie 3,082 98.3% 54 1.7% 3,136 D+96.6
Alleghany 1,966 64.2% 1,095 35.8% 3,061 D+28.5
Scotland 2,906 95.6% 135 4.4% 3,041 D+91.1
Greene 2,826 97.7% 66 2.3% 2,892 D+95.4
Warren 2,756 97.0% 85 3.0% 2,841 D+94.0
Clay 1,326 52.9% 1,179 47.1% 2,505 D+5.9
Caswell 2,204 88.5% 287 11.5% 2,491 D+77.0
Graham 1,364 55.9% 1,074 44.1% 2,438 D+11.9
Onslow 2,261 92.9% 174 7.1% 2,435 D+85.7
Pender 2,230 92.0% 194 8.0% 2,424 D+84.0
Hertford 2,330 97.8% 53 2.2% 2,383 D+95.6
Washington 1,719 84.6% 314 15.4% 2,033 D+69.1
Hoke 1,892 95.1% 98 4.9% 1,990 D+90.2
Pamlico 1,394 72.4% 531 27.6% 1,925 D+44.8
Chowan 1,504 97.7% 35 2.3% 1,539 D+95.5
Currituck 1,467 96.6% 52 3.4% 1,519 D+93.2
Jones 1,343 89.4% 159 10.6% 1,502 D+78.8
Dare 1,186 81.2% 274 18.8% 1,460 D+62.5
Tyrrell 1,039 72.3% 398 27.7% 1,437 D+44.6
Hyde 1,141 82.9% 236 17.1% 1,377 D+65.7
Gates 1,257 95.1% 65 4.9% 1,322 D+90.2
Perquimans 1,145 89.9% 129 10.1% 1,274 D+79.7
Camden 893 90.9% 89 9.1% 982 D+81.9

Counties as they stood in 1940; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

North Carolina governor elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Josh Stein (D) D+14.8
2020 Roy Cooper (D) D+4.5
2016 Roy Cooper (D) D+0.2
2012 Pat McCrory (R) R+11.4
2008 Bev Perdue (D) D+3.4
2004 Mike Easley (D) D+12.7
2000 Mike Easley (D) D+5.8
1996 Jim Hunt (D) D+13.2
1992 Jim Hunt (D) D+9.5
1988 James G. Martin (R) R+12.1
1984 James G. Martin (R) R+8.8
1980 Jim Hunt (D) D+24.5
1976 Jim Hunt (D) D+31.1
1972 James Holshouser (R) R+2.5
1968 Robert W. Scott (D) D+5.4
1964 Dan K. Moore (D) D+13.2
1960 Terry Sanford (D) D+9.0
1956 Luther H. Hodges (D) D+33.9
1952 William B. Umstead (D) D+35.0
1948 W. Kerr Scott (D) D+47.0
1944 R. Gregg Cherry (D) D+39.2
1940 J. Melville Broughton (D) D+51.4
1936 Clyde R. Hoey (D) D+33.8
1932 J. C.B. Ehringhaus (D) D+40.1
1928 O. Max Gardner (D) D+11.1
1924 Angus Wilton McLean (D) D+22.7
1920 Cameron Morrison (D) D+14.5
1916 Thomas W. Bickett (D) D+16.6
1912 Locke Craig (D) D+43.5
1908 William W. Kitchin (D) D+14.7
1904 Robert B. Glenn (D) D+23.6
1900 Charles B. Aycock (D) D+19.3
1896 Daniel L. Russell (R) R+2.6
1892 Elias Carr (D) D+14.5
1888 Daniel G. Fowle (D) D+5.0
1884 Alfred M. Scales (D) D+7.7
1880 Thomas J. Jarvis (D) D+2.6
1876 Zebulon B. Vance (D) D+5.7
1872 Tod R. Caldwell (R) R+1.0
1868 William W. Holden (R) R+55.5
1866 Jonathan Worth (other)
1865 Jonathan Worth (other)