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Election 1984 Results

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1984 North Carolina governor election

James G. Martin (Republican) beat Rufus Edmisten (Democrat) in North Carolina in 1984, 54.3% to 45.4%, a margin of 8.8 points and 196,958 votes.

North Carolina changed party: in 1980 it went Democratic, for Jim Hunt.

Democrats led in 50 of the 100 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 50. The largest, Mecklenburg, cast 172,091 votes and went to the Republican by 33.0 points. The closest was Jackson, where 57 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
James G. Martin won Republican 1,208,167 54.3%
Rufus Edmisten Democratic 1,011,209 45.4%
All other candidates 7,351 0.3%
Total2,226,727

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Mecklenburg 57,279 33.3% 114,151 66.3% 661 172,091 R+33.0
Wake 63,798 45.5% 75,856 54.1% 665 140,319 R+8.6
Guilford 52,073 42.1% 71,336 57.7% 292 123,701 R+15.6
Forsyth 46,345 46.4% 53,242 53.4% 203 99,790 R+6.9
Buncombe 30,033 46.9% 33,673 52.6% 315 64,021 R+5.7
Durham 34,975 56.1% 26,957 43.2% 429 62,361 D+12.9
Cumberland 29,497 52.6% 26,409 47.1% 147 56,053 D+5.5
Gaston 18,628 34.2% 35,730 65.6% 126 54,484 R+31.4
Davidson 16,016 36.2% 28,171 63.6% 75 44,262 R+27.5
Catawba 14,928 34.3% 28,551 65.6% 75 43,554 R+31.3
Alamance 14,568 38.3% 23,193 61.0% 232 37,993 R+22.7
Rowan 13,591 36.6% 23,429 63.2% 71 37,091 R+26.5
New Hanover 14,870 40.2% 22,006 59.4% 152 37,028 R+19.3
Orange 20,656 57.4% 15,083 41.9% 216 35,955 D+15.5
Randolph 10,846 30.7% 24,341 69.0% 89 35,276 R+38.3
Iredell 11,379 33.1% 22,936 66.7% 60 34,375 R+33.6
Cabarrus 11,229 34.1% 21,685 65.8% 61 32,975 R+31.7
Pitt 17,620 53.8% 15,021 45.9% 103 32,744 D+7.9
Robeson 19,630 65.2% 10,291 34.2% 194 30,115 D+31.0
Burke 12,704 43.7% 16,370 56.2% 30 29,104 R+12.6
Wayne 13,003 45.7% 15,288 53.7% 172 28,463 R+8.0
Rockingham 13,090 46.2% 15,164 53.5% 87 28,341 R+7.3
Cleveland 12,951 46.4% 14,914 53.4% 39 27,904 R+7.0
Wilkes 10,499 39.2% 16,257 60.7% 29 26,785 R+21.5
Henderson 8,675 32.5% 17,953 67.3% 64 26,692 R+34.8
Nash 11,585 43.4% 15,037 56.4% 52 26,674 R+12.9
Johnston 10,730 43.7% 13,769 56.1% 41 24,540 R+12.4
Caldwell 9,567 39.1% 14,827 60.7% 43 24,437 R+21.5
Union 8,856 36.5% 15,387 63.3% 47 24,290 R+26.9
Moore 8,529 38.3% 13,703 61.5% 45 22,277 R+23.2
Lenoir 11,806 54.2% 9,950 45.7% 31 21,787 D+8.5
Wilson 10,942 51.4% 10,205 47.9% 139 21,286 D+3.5
Surry 9,661 45.7% 11,388 53.9% 70 21,119 R+8.2
Edgecombe 12,669 61.5% 7,884 38.3% 44 20,597 D+23.2
Sampson 10,557 51.7% 9,846 48.2% 29 20,432 D+3.5
Stanly 7,437 36.5% 12,893 63.3% 31 20,361 R+26.8
Onslow 9,535 46.9% 10,749 52.8% 58 20,342 R+6.0
Craven 10,282 50.8% 9,850 48.7% 108 20,240 D+2.1
Rutherford 8,841 45.8% 10,409 54.0% 34 19,284 R+8.1
Lincoln 6,910 36.5% 12,010 63.4% 26 18,946 R+26.9
Harnett 9,569 50.5% 9,327 49.2% 43 18,939 D+1.3
Columbus 11,009 58.2% 7,843 41.5% 57 18,909 D+16.7
Halifax 10,993 58.3% 7,825 41.5% 45 18,863 D+16.8
Haywood 9,714 51.8% 8,994 47.9% 55 18,763 D+3.8
Carteret 8,781 47.6% 9,630 52.2% 36 18,447 R+4.6
Brunswick 8,194 48.8% 8,528 50.8% 56 16,778 R+2.0
Chatham 8,667 54.5% 7,190 45.2% 41 15,898 D+9.3
Beaufort 7,753 51.4% 7,303 48.4% 18 15,074 D+3.0
Watauga 7,617 51.6% 7,070 47.9% 72 14,759 D+3.7
Stokes 6,653 45.5% 7,949 54.4% 17 14,619 R+8.9
Richmond 8,623 59.1% 5,942 40.7% 27 14,592 D+18.4
Duplin 8,331 57.8% 6,078 42.2% 7 14,416 D+15.6
Vance 7,549 57.8% 5,472 41.9% 30 13,051 D+15.9
Lee 6,263 48.5% 6,588 51.0% 62 12,913 R+2.5
McDowell 6,060 48.2% 6,482 51.6% 27 12,569 R+3.4
Yadkin 4,263 35.8% 7,645 64.2% 4 11,912 R+28.4
Alexander 4,604 38.8% 7,260 61.2% 4 11,868 R+22.4
Granville 6,638 57.4% 4,916 42.5% 17 11,571 D+14.9
Davie 3,848 34.8% 7,190 65.1% 6 11,044 R+30.3
Ashe 5,393 49.5% 5,482 50.3% 16 10,891 R+0.8
Franklin 6,078 56.2% 4,704 43.5% 29 10,811 D+12.7
Transylvania 4,626 42.8% 6,151 56.9% 34 10,811 R+14.1
Jackson 5,229 49.5% 5,286 50.0% 48 10,563 R+0.5
Macon 4,688 45.4% 5,623 54.4% 19 10,330 R+9.1
Bladen 5,592 57.8% 4,012 41.5% 74 9,678 D+16.3
Pender 5,227 55.8% 4,130 44.1% 4 9,361 D+11.7
Person 4,492 48.0% 4,752 50.8% 108 9,352 R+2.8
Montgomery 4,447 50.5% 4,356 49.4% 9 8,812 D+1.0
Northampton 5,496 62.7% 3,113 35.5% 159 8,768 D+27.2
Anson 5,880 67.7% 2,788 32.1% 16 8,684 D+35.6
Martin 5,422 64.5% 2,920 34.7% 67 8,409 D+29.8
Pasquotank 4,333 51.8% 3,924 46.9% 103 8,360 D+4.9
Yancey 4,280 53.3% 3,752 46.7% 2 8,034 D+6.6
Scotland 4,753 59.4% 3,207 40.1% 42 8,002 D+19.3
Cherokee 3,244 40.6% 4,707 58.9% 47 7,998 R+18.3
Caswell 5,097 63.8% 2,877 36.0% 14 7,988 D+27.8
Hertford 4,739 67.7% 2,159 30.8% 105 7,003 D+36.8
Polk 2,836 42.0% 3,800 56.3% 119 6,755 R+14.3
Dare 3,007 44.6% 3,699 54.9% 34 6,740 R+10.3
Bertie 4,532 68.8% 1,980 30.0% 78 6,590 D+38.7
Mitchell 1,692 26.1% 4,778 73.7% 10 6,480 R+47.6
Warren 4,442 68.5% 2,032 31.4% 6 6,480 D+37.2
Madison 3,388 53.1% 2,962 46.4% 33 6,383 D+6.7
Washington 4,155 69.3% 1,842 30.7% 2 5,999 D+38.6
Avery 1,949 32.7% 3,991 67.0% 18 5,958 R+34.3
Greene 3,844 64.9% 2,078 35.1% 5 5,927 D+29.8
Hoke 3,734 67.3% 1,800 32.4% 16 5,550 D+34.8
Alleghany 2,479 52.4% 2,250 47.5% 6 4,735 D+4.8
Pamlico 2,812 60.4% 1,836 39.4% 6 4,654 D+21.0
Swain 2,520 56.9% 1,898 42.8% 14 4,432 D+14.0
Currituck 2,447 55.8% 1,935 44.1% 5 4,387 D+11.7
Jones 2,510 61.9% 1,542 38.0% 4 4,056 D+23.9
Graham 1,799 44.8% 2,207 55.0% 6 4,012 R+10.2
Chowan 2,169 54.6% 1,740 43.8% 60 3,969 D+10.8
Gates 2,748 73.4% 991 26.5% 5 3,744 D+46.9
Clay 1,463 40.9% 2,109 58.9% 6 3,578 R+18.1
Perquimans 1,957 59.3% 1,337 40.5% 5 3,299 D+18.8
Camden 1,412 60.0% 936 39.8% 4 2,352 D+20.2
Hyde 1,352 62.2% 819 37.7% 3 2,174 D+24.5
Tyrrell 1,027 66.5% 516 33.4% 1 1,544 D+33.1

Counties as they stood in 1984; 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)