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1956 North Carolina governor election
Luther H. Hodges (Democrat) beat Kyle Hayes (Republican) in North Carolina in 1956, 67.0% to 33.0%, a margin of 33.9 points and 385,101 votes.
The Democratic hold continued from 1952, when William B. Umstead won.
Democrats led in 87 of the 100 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 13. The largest, Mecklenburg, cast 68,222 votes and went to the Democrat by 31.3 points. The closest was Clay, where 3 votes separated the two parties.
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
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luther H. Hodges won | Democratic | 760,480 | 67.0% |
| Kyle Hayes | Republican | 375,379 | 33.0% |
| Total | 1,135,859 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mecklenburg | 44,785 65.6% | 23,437 34.4% | 68,222 | D+31.3 | |
| Guilford | 34,138 63.5% | 19,634 36.5% | 53,772 | D+27.0 | |
| Forsyth | 25,990 59.8% | 17,466 40.2% | 43,456 | D+19.6 | |
| Buncombe | 23,723 60.6% | 15,408 39.4% | 39,131 | D+21.2 | |
| Wake | 29,543 82.6% | 6,214 17.4% | 35,757 | D+65.2 | |
| Gaston | 22,296 67.1% | 10,936 32.9% | 33,232 | D+34.2 | |
| Catawba | 15,246 50.1% | 15,186 49.9% | 30,432 | D+0.2 | |
| Rowan | 15,187 56.3% | 11,774 43.7% | 26,961 | D+12.7 | |
| Davidson | 13,534 51.9% | 12,560 48.1% | 26,094 | D+3.7 | |
| Durham | 17,529 72.5% | 6,658 27.5% | 24,187 | D+44.9 | |
| Alamance | 15,397 68.1% | 7,219 31.9% | 22,616 | D+36.2 | |
| Randolph | 10,410 48.4% | 11,108 51.6% | 21,518 | R+3.2 | |
| Cabarrus | 12,346 57.8% | 9,032 42.2% | 21,378 | D+15.5 | |
| Burke | 9,968 50.7% | 9,679 49.3% | 19,647 | D+1.5 | |
| New Hanover | 15,979 84.5% | 2,928 15.5% | 18,907 | D+69.0 | |
| Iredell | 10,898 60.3% | 7,187 39.7% | 18,085 | D+20.5 | |
| Caldwell | 9,131 51.7% | 8,514 48.3% | 17,645 | D+3.5 | |
| Stanly | 8,680 49.5% | 8,868 50.5% | 17,548 | R+1.1 | |
| Rockingham | 12,475 72.0% | 4,858 28.0% | 17,333 | D+43.9 | |
| Wilkes | 6,192 35.9% | 11,056 64.1% | 17,248 | R+28.2 | |
| Surry | 8,687 55.0% | 7,121 45.0% | 15,808 | D+9.9 | |
| Cleveland | 11,872 76.1% | 3,725 23.9% | 15,597 | D+52.2 | |
| Rutherford | 9,699 63.9% | 5,480 36.1% | 15,179 | D+27.8 | |
| Cumberland | 12,343 81.8% | 2,746 18.2% | 15,089 | D+63.6 | |
| Haywood | 9,131 63.3% | 5,285 36.7% | 14,416 | D+26.7 | |
| Pitt | 13,157 92.9% | 1,000 7.1% | 14,157 | D+85.9 | |
| Johnston | 10,850 76.7% | 3,298 23.3% | 14,148 | D+53.4 | |
| Henderson | 5,936 45.1% | 7,239 54.9% | 13,175 | R+9.9 | |
| Sampson | 7,563 58.5% | 5,371 41.5% | 12,934 | D+16.9 | |
| Robeson | 11,792 92.4% | 976 7.6% | 12,768 | D+84.7 | |
| Nash | 11,593 93.3% | 839 6.7% | 12,432 | D+86.5 | |
| Lincoln | 6,766 54.6% | 5,624 45.4% | 12,390 | D+9.2 | |
| Wilson | 10,103 89.8% | 1,148 10.2% | 11,251 | D+79.6 | |
| Harnett | 8,615 76.6% | 2,632 23.4% | 11,247 | D+53.2 | |
| Wayne | 8,468 81.1% | 1,971 18.9% | 10,439 | D+62.2 | |
| Halifax | 9,313 92.0% | 812 8.0% | 10,125 | D+84.0 | |
| Moore | 6,102 62.0% | 3,740 38.0% | 9,842 | D+24.0 | |
| McDowell | 5,896 60.5% | 3,857 39.5% | 9,753 | D+20.9 | |
| Columbus | 8,748 89.9% | 978 10.1% | 9,726 | D+79.9 | |
| Union | 7,823 82.6% | 1,644 17.4% | 9,467 | D+65.3 | |
| Edgecombe | 8,716 92.8% | 679 7.2% | 9,395 | D+85.5 | |
| Richmond | 8,165 87.0% | 1,220 13.0% | 9,385 | D+74.0 | |
| Lenoir | 8,077 89.0% | 1,001 11.0% | 9,078 | D+77.9 | |
| Orange | 6,551 73.8% | 2,329 26.2% | 8,880 | D+47.5 | |
| Craven | 7,814 88.0% | 1,064 12.0% | 8,878 | D+76.0 | |
| Duplin | 7,572 86.4% | 1,188 13.6% | 8,760 | D+72.9 | |
| Ashe | 4,371 50.7% | 4,249 49.3% | 8,620 | D+1.4 | |
| Stokes | 4,409 53.9% | 3,768 46.1% | 8,177 | D+7.8 | |
| Watauga | 3,855 48.4% | 4,113 51.6% | 7,968 | R+3.2 | |
| Madison | 4,174 52.5% | 3,769 47.5% | 7,943 | D+5.1 | |
| Chatham | 5,020 64.4% | 2,772 35.6% | 7,792 | D+28.9 | |
| Yadkin | 2,720 35.2% | 5,013 64.8% | 7,733 | R+29.7 | |
| Beaufort | 6,538 86.5% | 1,021 13.5% | 7,559 | D+73.0 | |
| Carteret | 5,276 70.4% | 2,214 29.6% | 7,490 | D+40.9 | |
| Transylvania | 4,167 56.4% | 3,220 43.6% | 7,387 | D+12.8 | |
| Jackson | 4,288 58.7% | 3,014 41.3% | 7,302 | D+17.4 | |
| Vance | 6,114 90.1% | 671 9.9% | 6,785 | D+80.2 | |
| Davie | 2,808 42.5% | 3,800 57.5% | 6,608 | R+15.0 | |
| Cherokee | 3,087 47.0% | 3,477 53.0% | 6,564 | R+5.9 | |
| Brunswick | 3,997 61.0% | 2,551 39.0% | 6,548 | D+22.1 | |
| Alexander | 3,160 48.9% | 3,297 51.1% | 6,457 | R+2.1 | |
| Montgomery | 3,713 57.7% | 2,723 42.3% | 6,436 | D+15.4 | |
| Macon | 3,543 55.6% | 2,828 44.4% | 6,371 | D+11.2 | |
| Martin | 5,812 95.1% | 298 4.9% | 6,110 | D+90.2 | |
| Franklin | 5,621 94.2% | 346 5.8% | 5,967 | D+88.4 | |
| Lee | 4,755 80.0% | 1,186 20.0% | 5,941 | D+60.1 | |
| Onslow | 5,225 88.2% | 698 11.8% | 5,923 | D+76.4 | |
| Yancey | 3,270 56.5% | 2,515 43.5% | 5,785 | D+13.1 | |
| Bladen | 4,860 88.8% | 610 11.2% | 5,470 | D+77.7 | |
| Granville | 4,766 89.5% | 558 10.5% | 5,324 | D+79.0 | |
| Mitchell | 1,406 27.0% | 3,806 73.0% | 5,212 | R+46.0 | |
| Polk | 2,942 56.9% | 2,227 43.1% | 5,169 | D+13.8 | |
| Anson | 4,407 87.3% | 642 12.7% | 5,049 | D+74.6 | |
| Person | 4,160 84.5% | 761 15.5% | 4,921 | D+69.1 | |
| Northampton | 4,555 93.1% | 337 6.9% | 4,892 | D+86.2 | |
| Avery | 1,304 27.5% | 3,438 72.5% | 4,742 | R+45.0 | |
| Pasquotank | 3,957 84.7% | 716 15.3% | 4,673 | D+69.4 | |
| Scotland | 3,661 89.6% | 424 10.4% | 4,085 | D+79.2 | |
| Swain | 2,134 56.3% | 1,656 43.7% | 3,790 | D+12.6 | |
| Bertie | 3,511 94.6% | 199 5.4% | 3,710 | D+89.3 | |
| Caswell | 2,866 81.6% | 647 18.4% | 3,513 | D+63.2 | |
| Warren | 3,123 92.3% | 261 7.7% | 3,384 | D+84.6 | |
| Alleghany | 1,921 57.4% | 1,426 42.6% | 3,347 | D+14.8 | |
| Hertford | 3,014 90.1% | 333 9.9% | 3,347 | D+80.1 | |
| Greene | 3,155 97.0% | 96 3.0% | 3,251 | D+94.1 | |
| Graham | 1,596 49.7% | 1,617 50.3% | 3,213 | R+0.7 | |
| Pender | 2,785 89.1% | 339 10.9% | 3,124 | D+78.3 | |
| Washington | 2,215 77.3% | 649 22.7% | 2,864 | D+54.7 | |
| Clay | 1,353 49.9% | 1,356 50.1% | 2,709 | R+0.1 | |
| Hoke | 2,188 89.8% | 249 10.2% | 2,437 | D+79.6 | |
| Jones | 2,118 90.5% | 222 9.5% | 2,340 | D+81.0 | |
| Pamlico | 1,594 73.0% | 589 27.0% | 2,183 | D+46.0 | |
| Chowan | 1,739 89.4% | 207 10.6% | 1,946 | D+78.7 | |
| Currituck | 1,650 89.2% | 200 10.8% | 1,850 | D+78.4 | |
| Dare | 1,336 73.6% | 478 26.4% | 1,814 | D+47.3 | |
| Perquimans | 1,280 79.0% | 340 21.0% | 1,620 | D+58.0 | |
| Gates | 1,351 90.3% | 145 9.7% | 1,496 | D+80.6 | |
| Hyde | 1,081 83.2% | 219 16.8% | 1,300 | D+66.3 | |
| Camden | 915 85.0% | 161 15.0% | 1,076 | D+70.1 | |
| Tyrrell | 815 77.3% | 239 22.7% | 1,054 | D+54.6 |
Counties as they stood in 1956; 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
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 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) |