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Election 1976 Results

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1976 North Carolina governor election

Jim Hunt (Democrat) beat David T. Flaherty (Republican) in North Carolina in 1976, 65.0% to 33.9%, a margin of 31.1 points and 517,191 votes.

North Carolina changed party: in 1972 it went Republican, for James Holshouser.

Democrats led in 96 of the 100 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 4. The largest, Mecklenburg, cast 123,371 votes and went to the Democrat by 22.3 points. The closest was Davie, where 85 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
Jim Hunt won Democratic 1,081,293 65.0%
David T. Flaherty Republican 564,102 33.9%
All other candidates 18,368 1.1%
Total1,663,763

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Mecklenburg 74,833 60.7% 47,363 38.4% 1,175 123,371 D+22.3
Guilford 57,345 62.2% 33,146 35.9% 1,732 92,223 D+26.2
Wake 55,599 61.8% 32,165 35.8% 2,183 89,947 D+26.1
Forsyth 46,085 60.3% 29,334 38.4% 995 76,414 D+21.9
Buncombe 31,557 62.3% 18,670 36.9% 392 50,619 D+25.5
Gaston 26,980 65.6% 14,039 34.1% 139 41,158 D+31.4
Durham 26,091 63.6% 14,134 34.5% 786 41,011 D+29.2
Cumberland 28,646 73.4% 9,654 24.7% 720 39,020 D+48.7
Davidson 20,493 56.3% 15,650 43.0% 253 36,396 D+13.3
Catawba 19,017 54.0% 16,119 45.7% 105 35,241 D+8.2
Alamance 19,918 65.1% 10,147 33.2% 508 30,573 D+32.0
Rowan 17,970 60.2% 11,641 39.0% 246 29,857 D+21.2
Randolph 14,426 51.8% 13,050 46.8% 384 27,860 D+4.9
New Hanover 18,815 67.9% 8,493 30.7% 388 27,696 D+37.3
Iredell 15,567 62.4% 9,109 36.5% 256 24,932 D+25.9
Robeson 22,212 89.2% 2,539 10.2% 158 24,909 D+79.0
Orange 16,515 67.6% 7,338 30.0% 575 24,428 D+37.6
Cabarrus 14,542 59.6% 9,684 39.7% 154 24,380 D+19.9
Burke 14,708 61.0% 9,349 38.8% 67 24,124 D+22.2
Rockingham 15,614 69.1% 6,698 29.6% 295 22,607 D+39.4
Wilkes 11,143 50.1% 11,027 49.6% 84 22,254 D+0.5
Cleveland 16,526 74.7% 5,530 25.0% 75 22,131 D+49.7
Caldwell 12,220 56.5% 9,346 43.2% 76 21,642 D+13.3
Pitt 15,421 74.0% 5,256 25.2% 170 20,847 D+48.8
Henderson 9,823 50.5% 9,477 48.8% 138 19,438 D+1.8
Wayne 12,067 63.0% 6,778 35.4% 308 19,153 D+27.6
Surry 11,639 62.0% 7,002 37.3% 120 18,761 D+24.7
Johnston 12,447 66.5% 5,981 32.0% 288 18,716 D+34.5
Stanly 10,249 56.7% 7,764 43.0% 53 18,066 D+13.8
Nash 11,548 66.3% 5,484 31.5% 397 17,429 D+34.8
Rutherford 11,430 67.5% 5,413 32.0% 79 16,922 D+35.6
Union 11,839 71.8% 4,563 27.7% 82 16,484 D+44.1
Haywood 11,601 70.4% 4,817 29.2% 56 16,474 D+41.2
Lincoln 9,960 62.2% 6,032 37.6% 33 16,025 D+24.5
Sampson 9,718 61.5% 5,980 37.8% 112 15,810 D+23.6
Wilson 11,796 76.9% 3,332 21.7% 205 15,333 D+55.2
Lenoir 10,874 71.2% 4,206 27.6% 184 15,264 D+43.7
Harnett 10,186 68.5% 4,454 30.0% 220 14,860 D+38.6
Moore 8,168 55.2% 6,291 42.5% 347 14,806 D+12.7
Columbus 11,994 84.4% 2,152 15.1% 70 14,216 D+69.2
Onslow 10,421 75.8% 3,233 23.5% 90 13,744 D+52.3
Craven 10,012 73.0% 3,556 25.9% 145 13,713 D+47.1
Halifax 9,900 75.5% 2,994 22.8% 222 13,116 D+52.7
Carteret 8,292 64.6% 4,437 34.6% 98 12,827 D+30.1
Edgecombe 9,567 74.8% 3,051 23.9% 173 12,791 D+50.9
Stokes 7,174 56.7% 5,431 42.9% 57 12,662 D+13.8
Duplin 8,787 77.3% 2,470 21.7% 113 11,370 D+55.6
Richmond 8,889 79.9% 2,113 19.0% 122 11,124 D+60.9
Brunswick 8,055 72.9% 2,898 26.2% 89 11,042 D+46.7
Chatham 6,915 65.0% 3,491 32.8% 230 10,636 D+32.2
Watauga 5,884 55.3% 4,695 44.2% 53 10,632 D+11.2
McDowell 7,011 66.0% 3,571 33.6% 33 10,615 D+32.4
Beaufort 7,282 70.7% 2,959 28.7% 58 10,299 D+42.0
Yadkin 4,795 47.1% 5,332 52.4% 58 10,185 R+5.3
Ashe 5,398 53.7% 4,623 46.0% 30 10,051 D+7.7
Alexander 5,650 57.3% 4,178 42.4% 26 9,854 D+14.9
Jackson 5,838 62.5% 3,459 37.0% 48 9,345 D+25.5
Vance 7,028 75.2% 2,166 23.2% 147 9,341 D+52.1
Lee 6,063 65.7% 3,001 32.5% 165 9,229 D+33.2
Transylvania 5,396 60.4% 3,454 38.7% 82 8,932 D+21.7
Davie 4,076 49.1% 4,161 50.1% 63 8,300 R+1.0
Macon 4,830 59.8% 3,212 39.8% 30 8,072 D+20.0
Granville 6,453 80.2% 1,457 18.1% 139 8,049 D+62.1
Franklin 6,129 78.5% 1,511 19.4% 167 7,807 D+59.2
Bladen 6,432 87.4% 861 11.7% 70 7,363 D+75.7
Montgomery 4,633 64.7% 2,454 34.3% 74 7,161 D+30.4
Cherokee 3,886 55.9% 3,001 43.2% 64 6,951 D+12.7
Person 4,733 68.9% 1,937 28.2% 195 6,865 D+40.7
Pasquotank 5,486 80.6% 1,267 18.6% 53 6,806 D+62.0
Yancey 4,170 62.5% 2,495 37.4% 12 6,677 D+25.1
Martin 5,387 82.7% 1,070 16.4% 53 6,510 D+66.3
Northampton 5,733 90.0% 557 8.7% 81 6,371 D+81.2
Anson 5,375 84.6% 967 15.2% 15 6,357 D+69.3
Pender 4,747 76.0% 1,441 23.1% 54 6,242 D+53.0
Scotland 4,907 79.6% 1,213 19.7% 42 6,162 D+59.9
Madison 3,730 62.1% 2,258 37.6% 22 6,010 D+24.5
Polk 3,464 59.2% 2,342 40.0% 48 5,854 D+19.2
Mitchell 2,145 38.2% 3,457 61.5% 16 5,618 R+23.4
Caswell 4,377 82.2% 886 16.6% 60 5,323 D+65.6
Hertford 4,613 88.4% 576 11.0% 30 5,219 D+77.4
Bertie 4,377 87.5% 595 11.9% 32 5,004 D+75.6
Avery 2,014 41.4% 2,821 57.9% 34 4,869 R+16.6
Washington 3,535 79.1% 904 20.2% 32 4,471 D+58.8
Warren 3,482 79.6% 793 18.1% 102 4,377 D+61.4
Alleghany 2,739 66.4% 1,373 33.3% 12 4,124 D+33.1
Greene 3,260 79.4% 798 19.4% 47 4,105 D+60.0
Hoke 3,472 85.2% 566 13.9% 37 4,075 D+71.3
Swain 2,530 62.8% 1,483 36.8% 18 4,031 D+26.0
Dare 2,811 72.1% 1,062 27.2% 25 3,898 D+44.9
Graham 1,914 57.3% 1,425 42.6% 4 3,343 D+14.6
Pamlico 2,377 76.7% 696 22.5% 25 3,098 D+54.3
Chowan 2,529 84.3% 450 15.0% 20 2,999 D+69.3
Clay 1,599 54.0% 1,355 45.7% 9 2,963 D+8.2
Jones 2,454 83.0% 462 15.6% 40 2,956 D+67.4
Currituck 2,381 84.0% 442 15.6% 10 2,833 D+68.4
Gates 2,524 90.3% 255 9.1% 15 2,794 D+81.2
Perquimans 2,169 85.8% 351 13.9% 9 2,529 D+71.9
Camden 1,489 84.9% 259 14.8% 6 1,754 D+70.1
Hyde 1,353 79.0% 345 20.2% 14 1,712 D+58.9
Tyrrell 1,039 82.7% 215 17.1% 3 1,257 D+65.6

Counties as they stood in 1976; 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)