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1968 North Carolina governor election
Robert W. Scott (Democrat) beat James C. Gardner (Republican) in North Carolina in 1968, 52.7% to 47.3%, a margin of 5.4 points and 84,158 votes.
The Democratic hold continued from 1964, when Dan K. Moore won.
Democrats led in 67 of the 100 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 33. The largest, Mecklenburg, cast 102,744 votes and went to the Democrat by 10.4 points. The closest was Carteret, where 1 vote 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert W. Scott won | Democratic | 821,233 | 52.7% |
| James C. Gardner | Republican | 737,075 | 47.3% |
| Total | 1,558,308 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mecklenburg | 56,721 55.2% | 46,023 44.8% | 102,744 | D+10.4 | |
| Guilford | 46,688 55.7% | 37,161 44.3% | 83,849 | D+11.4 | |
| Forsyth | 34,577 50.4% | 34,027 49.6% | 68,604 | D+0.8 | |
| Wake | 33,598 52.1% | 30,918 47.9% | 64,516 | D+4.2 | |
| Buncombe | 26,339 56.5% | 20,285 43.5% | 46,624 | D+13.0 | |
| Gaston | 19,812 47.3% | 22,035 52.7% | 41,847 | R+5.3 | |
| Durham | 22,469 54.4% | 18,811 45.6% | 41,280 | D+8.9 | |
| Davidson | 15,651 44.0% | 19,935 56.0% | 35,586 | R+12.0 | |
| Alamance | 19,506 58.5% | 13,810 41.5% | 33,316 | D+17.1 | |
| Catawba | 12,807 39.5% | 19,575 60.5% | 32,382 | R+20.9 | |
| Rowan | 15,759 49.0% | 16,401 51.0% | 32,160 | R+2.0 | |
| Cumberland | 17,002 59.2% | 11,716 40.8% | 28,718 | D+18.4 | |
| New Hanover | 13,618 53.0% | 12,076 47.0% | 25,694 | D+6.0 | |
| Randolph | 9,858 38.4% | 15,782 61.6% | 25,640 | R+23.1 | |
| Cabarrus | 11,593 46.3% | 13,467 53.7% | 25,060 | R+7.5 | |
| Iredell | 11,745 48.8% | 12,346 51.2% | 24,091 | R+2.5 | |
| Rockingham | 12,892 54.0% | 10,987 46.0% | 23,879 | D+8.0 | |
| Burke | 10,339 46.4% | 11,963 53.6% | 22,302 | R+7.3 | |
| Cleveland | 12,834 57.6% | 9,452 42.4% | 22,286 | D+15.2 | |
| Pitt | 12,920 58.3% | 9,243 41.7% | 22,163 | D+16.6 | |
| Caldwell | 8,919 44.2% | 11,259 55.8% | 20,178 | R+11.6 | |
| Johnston | 8,955 44.8% | 11,017 55.2% | 19,972 | R+10.3 | |
| Wayne | 9,156 48.5% | 9,722 51.5% | 18,878 | R+3.0 | |
| Robeson | 14,283 75.7% | 4,580 24.3% | 18,863 | D+51.4 | |
| Nash | 9,409 49.9% | 9,449 50.1% | 18,858 | R+0.2 | |
| Surry | 8,959 48.1% | 9,667 51.9% | 18,626 | R+3.8 | |
| Wilkes | 6,610 35.5% | 11,989 64.5% | 18,599 | R+28.9 | |
| Stanly | 7,706 42.4% | 10,464 57.6% | 18,170 | R+15.2 | |
| Orange | 11,491 64.1% | 6,434 35.9% | 17,925 | D+28.2 | |
| Rutherford | 9,408 56.2% | 7,345 43.8% | 16,753 | D+12.3 | |
| Wilson | 8,187 51.5% | 7,699 48.5% | 15,886 | D+3.1 | |
| Sampson | 7,709 48.8% | 8,093 51.2% | 15,802 | R+2.4 | |
| Haywood | 9,726 62.1% | 5,928 37.9% | 15,654 | D+24.3 | |
| Henderson | 5,923 38.3% | 9,553 61.7% | 15,476 | R+23.5 | |
| Lenoir | 7,836 50.7% | 7,615 49.3% | 15,451 | D+1.4 | |
| Harnett | 7,397 48.1% | 7,971 51.9% | 15,368 | R+3.7 | |
| Halifax | 8,952 60.0% | 5,956 40.0% | 14,908 | D+20.1 | |
| Columbus | 8,628 60.0% | 5,760 40.0% | 14,388 | D+19.9 | |
| Edgecombe | 8,228 59.4% | 5,632 40.6% | 13,860 | D+18.7 | |
| Union | 7,891 58.1% | 5,690 41.9% | 13,581 | D+16.2 | |
| Craven | 6,389 47.9% | 6,947 52.1% | 13,336 | R+4.2 | |
| Lincoln | 6,443 48.5% | 6,831 51.5% | 13,274 | R+2.9 | |
| Onslow | 5,330 44.1% | 6,749 55.9% | 12,079 | R+11.7 | |
| Duplin | 6,688 55.5% | 5,352 44.5% | 12,040 | D+11.1 | |
| Moore | 6,111 51.0% | 5,878 49.0% | 11,989 | D+1.9 | |
| Carteret | 5,673 50.0% | 5,674 50.0% | 11,347 | level | |
| Vance | 6,612 58.6% | 4,669 41.4% | 11,281 | D+17.2 | |
| Richmond | 7,320 65.2% | 3,902 34.8% | 11,222 | D+30.5 | |
| Beaufort | 5,813 52.3% | 5,311 47.7% | 11,124 | D+4.5 | |
| Chatham | 5,768 54.8% | 4,751 45.2% | 10,519 | D+9.7 | |
| Stokes | 5,083 48.4% | 5,425 51.6% | 10,508 | R+3.3 | |
| Watauga | 4,262 40.6% | 6,236 59.4% | 10,498 | R+18.8 | |
| McDowell | 5,370 52.7% | 4,819 47.3% | 10,189 | D+5.4 | |
| Yadkin | 3,236 32.5% | 6,727 67.5% | 9,963 | R+35.0 | |
| Franklin | 5,380 55.6% | 4,298 44.4% | 9,678 | D+11.2 | |
| Ashe | 4,263 46.3% | 4,942 53.7% | 9,205 | R+7.4 | |
| Person | 4,781 55.0% | 3,907 45.0% | 8,688 | D+10.1 | |
| Brunswick | 4,894 57.1% | 3,671 42.9% | 8,565 | D+14.3 | |
| Transylvania | 4,403 51.8% | 4,097 48.2% | 8,500 | D+3.6 | |
| Granville | 4,761 56.4% | 3,674 43.6% | 8,435 | D+12.9 | |
| Alexander | 3,496 41.9% | 4,857 58.1% | 8,353 | R+16.3 | |
| Lee | 4,803 57.7% | 3,523 42.3% | 8,326 | D+15.4 | |
| Bladen | 5,444 67.0% | 2,681 33.0% | 8,125 | D+34.0 | |
| Martin | 5,497 68.2% | 2,569 31.8% | 8,066 | D+36.3 | |
| Northampton | 5,944 76.2% | 1,859 23.8% | 7,803 | D+52.4 | |
| Anson | 5,259 67.6% | 2,520 32.4% | 7,779 | D+35.2 | |
| Jackson | 4,176 53.8% | 3,579 46.2% | 7,755 | D+7.7 | |
| Davie | 2,926 37.9% | 4,797 62.1% | 7,723 | R+24.2 | |
| Montgomery | 4,020 52.4% | 3,649 47.6% | 7,669 | D+4.8 | |
| Cherokee | 3,249 46.4% | 3,751 53.6% | 7,000 | R+7.2 | |
| Pasquotank | 4,392 62.8% | 2,598 37.2% | 6,990 | D+25.7 | |
| Bertie | 4,586 68.0% | 2,155 32.0% | 6,741 | D+36.1 | |
| Macon | 3,409 52.6% | 3,069 47.4% | 6,478 | D+5.2 | |
| Madison | 3,134 52.4% | 2,852 47.6% | 5,986 | D+4.7 | |
| Hertford | 4,337 73.3% | 1,583 26.7% | 5,920 | D+46.5 | |
| Caswell | 4,185 71.0% | 1,706 29.0% | 5,891 | D+42.1 | |
| Scotland | 4,239 74.9% | 1,420 25.1% | 5,659 | D+49.8 | |
| Pender | 3,493 63.1% | 2,041 36.9% | 5,534 | D+26.2 | |
| Yancey | 2,933 54.3% | 2,464 45.7% | 5,397 | D+8.7 | |
| Warren | 3,549 66.6% | 1,782 33.4% | 5,331 | D+33.1 | |
| Polk | 2,683 50.5% | 2,627 49.5% | 5,310 | D+1.1 | |
| Mitchell | 1,426 27.8% | 3,701 72.2% | 5,127 | R+44.4 | |
| Greene | 3,072 60.7% | 1,987 39.3% | 5,059 | D+21.4 | |
| Washington | 2,854 60.3% | 1,877 39.7% | 4,731 | D+20.7 | |
| Avery | 1,191 26.6% | 3,280 73.4% | 4,471 | R+46.7 | |
| Hoke | 3,344 74.8% | 1,125 25.2% | 4,469 | D+49.7 | |
| Alleghany | 1,931 52.6% | 1,740 47.4% | 3,671 | D+5.2 | |
| Chowan | 2,302 65.2% | 1,230 34.8% | 3,532 | D+30.4 | |
| Pamlico | 1,861 55.0% | 1,521 45.0% | 3,382 | D+10.1 | |
| Swain | 1,872 57.1% | 1,404 42.9% | 3,276 | D+14.3 | |
| Jones | 1,839 56.3% | 1,430 43.7% | 3,269 | D+12.5 | |
| Graham | 1,410 46.9% | 1,597 53.1% | 3,007 | R+6.2 | |
| Perquimans | 1,903 64.9% | 1,029 35.1% | 2,932 | D+29.8 | |
| Gates | 1,974 74.1% | 691 25.9% | 2,665 | D+48.1 | |
| Clay | 1,159 46.0% | 1,359 54.0% | 2,518 | R+7.9 | |
| Dare | 1,516 60.9% | 975 39.1% | 2,491 | D+21.7 | |
| Currituck | 1,715 71.3% | 690 28.7% | 2,405 | D+42.6 | |
| Hyde | 1,249 63.5% | 718 36.5% | 1,967 | D+27.0 | |
| Camden | 1,275 68.1% | 598 31.9% | 1,873 | D+36.1 | |
| Tyrrell | 905 72.4% | 345 27.6% | 1,250 | D+44.8 |
Counties as they stood in 1968; 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) |