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1914 US Senate election in North Carolina

Lee S. Overman (Democrat) beat A.A. Whitener (Republican) in North Carolina in 1914, 58.1% to 41.7%, a margin of 16.4 points and 34,240 votes.

Democrats led in 77 of the 100 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 23. The largest, Forsyth, cast 6,517 votes and went to the Democrat by 5.4 points. The closest was Transylvania, where 4 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.

Senate

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Lee S. Overman won Democratic 121,341 58.1%
A.A. Whitener Republican 87,101 41.7%
All other candidates 425 0.2%
Total208,867

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Forsyth 3,327 51.1% 2,977 45.7% 213 6,517 D+5.4
Buncombe 3,751 58.9% 2,620 41.1% 6,371 D+17.8
Johnston 2,504 52.8% 2,242 47.2% 4,746 D+5.5
Davidson 2,271 49.1% 2,349 50.8% 5 4,625 R+1.7
Surry 1,906 41.6% 2,678 58.4% 4,584 R+16.8
Catawba 2,186 47.9% 2,380 52.1% 4,566 R+4.2
Wake 3,553 78.4% 980 21.6% 1 4,534 D+56.7
Randolph 2,322 51.5% 2,183 48.5% 4,505 D+3.1
Iredell 2,814 63.1% 1,643 36.9% 4,457 D+26.3
Wilkes 1,634 36.8% 2,811 63.2% 4,445 R+26.5
Mecklenburg 3,322 76.1% 1,044 23.9% 2 4,368 D+52.2
Guilford 2,555 62.8% 1,461 35.9% 50 4,066 D+26.9
Rowan 2,265 57.2% 1,689 42.6% 8 3,962 D+14.5
Cabarrus 1,896 48.2% 2,039 51.8% 3,935 R+3.6
Sampson 1,020 27.5% 2,688 72.5% 3,708 R+45.0
Gaston 2,070 56.3% 1,605 43.7% 3,675 D+12.7
Rutherford 1,928 52.8% 1,724 47.2% 3,652 D+5.6
Ashe 1,817 50.9% 1,753 49.1% 2 3,572 D+1.8
Alamance 1,942 55.9% 1,528 44.0% 4 3,474 D+11.9
Stanly 1,691 50.8% 1,640 49.2% 1 3,332 D+1.5
Haywood 1,958 62.4% 1,174 37.4% 4 3,136 D+25.0
Wayne 1,876 60.3% 1,226 39.4% 7 3,109 D+20.9
Caldwell 1,612 52.5% 1,461 47.5% 3,073 D+4.9
Rockingham 1,748 57.2% 1,306 42.7% 4 3,058 D+14.5
Cleveland 1,960 64.8% 1,064 35.2% 2 3,026 D+29.6
Harnett 1,391 46.9% 1,576 53.1% 2,967 R+6.2
Stokes 1,307 44.7% 1,613 55.1% 6 2,926 R+10.5
Chatham 1,589 57.6% 1,172 42.4% 2,761 D+15.1
Burke 1,395 52.8% 1,247 47.2% 2,642 D+5.6
Duplin 1,403 55.5% 1,122 44.4% 3 2,528 D+11.1
Henderson 1,002 39.7% 1,523 60.3% 2 2,527 R+20.6
Robeson 1,823 77.6% 527 22.4% 2,350 D+55.1
Lincoln 1,213 51.7% 1,134 48.3% 2,347 D+3.4
Madison 822 36.3% 1,441 63.7% 2,263 R+27.4
Watauga 1,083 48.5% 1,150 51.5% 2,233 R+3.0
Jackson 1,159 52.2% 1,054 47.5% 7 2,220 D+4.7
Yancey 1,196 54.3% 1,006 45.7% 2,202 D+8.6
Cumberland 1,298 59.3% 891 40.7% 2,189 D+18.6
Montgomery 1,149 52.8% 1,027 47.2% 2,176 D+5.6
Columbus 1,592 73.3% 579 26.7% 2,171 D+46.7
McDowell 1,124 52.8% 1,003 47.1% 3 2,130 D+5.7
Pitt 1,880 88.6% 242 11.4% 2,122 D+77.2
Moore 1,209 58.3% 854 41.2% 12 2,075 D+17.1
Alexander 930 44.9% 1,139 55.1% 2,069 R+10.1
Yadkin 699 34.2% 1,340 65.7% 2 2,041 R+31.4
Durham 1,455 71.6% 574 28.2% 3 2,032 D+43.4
Cherokee 887 44.0% 1,129 56.0% 2,016 R+12.0
Macon 944 50.4% 930 49.6% 1,874 D+0.7
Davie 770 41.3% 1,086 58.3% 7 1,863 R+17.0
Orange 963 53.1% 850 46.9% 1,813 D+6.2
Beaufort 1,149 66.3% 534 30.8% 49 1,732 D+35.5
Swain 701 40.9% 1,011 59.1% 1,712 R+18.1
Carteret 1,113 65.7% 582 34.3% 1,695 D+31.3
Brunswick 757 47.8% 826 52.2% 1,583 R+4.4
Bladen 957 60.9% 614 39.1% 1,571 D+21.8
Person 871 57.2% 653 42.8% 1,524 D+14.3
Lee 850 60.3% 560 39.7% 1,410 D+20.6
Transylvania 693 49.9% 697 50.1% 1,390 R+0.3
Mitchell 419 31.1% 930 68.9% 1,349 R+37.9
Richmond 1,202 90.1% 132 9.9% 1,334 D+80.2
Granville 1,137 86.1% 183 13.9% 1,320 D+72.3
Union 992 75.3% 322 24.4% 3 1,317 D+50.9
Polk 648 49.4% 664 50.6% 1,312 R+1.2
Vance 1,048 83.0% 214 17.0% 1,262 D+66.1
Lenoir 919 74.2% 320 25.8% 1,239 D+48.3
Nash 1,010 82.7% 208 17.0% 4 1,222 D+65.6
Warren 1,161 95.2% 58 4.8% 1,219 D+90.5
Alleghany 715 58.7% 503 41.3% 1,218 D+17.4
Avery 247 21.2% 919 78.8% 1,166 R+57.6
Onslow 719 64.8% 390 35.2% 1,109 D+29.7
Wilson 827 75.0% 276 25.0% 1,103 D+50.0
Halifax 1,058 97.4% 26 2.4% 2 1,086 D+95.0
Franklin 953 88.2% 128 11.8% 1,081 D+76.3
Washington 602 57.2% 451 42.8% 1,053 D+14.3
Pender 782 77.1% 232 22.9% 1,014 D+54.2
Craven 839 86.7% 129 13.3% 968 D+73.3
Edgecombe 892 92.5% 53 5.5% 19 964 D+87.0
Anson 865 90.2% 94 9.8% 959 D+80.4
Martin 779 86.2% 125 13.8% 904 D+72.3
Perquimans 586 65.5% 308 34.5% 894 D+31.1
Northampton 873 98.3% 15 1.7% 888 D+96.6
New Hanover 808 94.2% 50 5.8% 858 D+88.3
Graham 440 52.6% 397 47.4% 837 D+5.1
Greene 622 79.5% 160 20.5% 782 D+59.1
Bertie 744 95.6% 34 4.4% 778 D+91.3
Clay 357 46.8% 406 53.2% 763 R+6.4
Gates 598 79.3% 156 20.7% 754 D+58.6
Caswell 635 84.7% 115 15.3% 750 D+69.3
Tyrrell 356 48.9% 372 51.1% 728 R+2.2
Currituck 687 97.4% 18 2.6% 705 D+94.9
Dare 344 54.4% 288 45.6% 632 D+8.9
Pamlico 414 73.9% 146 26.1% 560 D+47.9
Pasquotank 450 81.8% 100 18.2% 550 D+63.6
Hoke 444 92.9% 34 7.1% 478 D+85.8
Hertford 418 91.5% 39 8.5% 457 D+82.9
Jones 353 81.7% 79 18.3% 432 D+63.4
Scotland 394 92.5% 32 7.5% 426 D+85.0
Chowan 329 99.4% 2 0.6% 331 D+98.8
Hyde 233 88.3% 31 11.7% 264 D+76.5
Camden 140 92.7% 11 7.3% 151 D+85.4

Counties as they stood in 1914; 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 Senate elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2022 Ted Budd (R) R+3.2
2020 Thom Tillis (R) R+1.7
2016 Richard Burr (R) R+5.7
2014 Thom Tillis (R) R+1.6
2010 Richard Burr (R) R+11.8
2008 Kay Hagan (D) D+8.5
2004 Richard Burr (R) R+4.6
2002 Elizabeth H. Dole (R) R+8.6
1998 John Edwards (D) D+4.1
1996 Jesse Helms (R) R+6.7
1992 Lauch Faircloth (R) R+4.0
1990 Jesse Helms (R) R+5.1
1986 Terry Sanford (D) D+3.5
1984 Jesse Helms (R) R+3.9
1980 John P. East (R) R+0.6
1978 Jesse Helms (R) R+9.0
1974 Robert B. Morgan (D) D+24.0
1972 Jesse Helms (R) R+8.0
1968 Sam J. Ervin (D) D+21.1
1966 B. Everett Jordan (D) D+11.2
1962 Sam J. Ervin (D) D+20.9
1960 B. Everett Jordan (D) D+22.9
1956 Sam J. Ervin (D) D+33.1
1954 W. Kerr Scott (D) D+31.8
1950 Clyde R. Hoey (D) D+37.3
1948 J. Melville Broughton (D) D+42.2
1944 Clyde R. Hoey (D) D+40.5
1942 Josiah W. Bailey (D) D+31.8
1938 Robert R. Reynolds (D) D+27.6
1936 Josiah W. Bailey (D) D+41.5
1932 Robert R. Reynolds (D) D+37.2
1930 Josiah W. Bailey (D) D+21.2
1926 Lee S. Overman (D) D+21.0
1924 Furnifold Simmons (D) D+23.1
1920 Lee S. Overman (D) D+15.0
1918 Furnifold Simmons (D) D+21.0
1914 Lee S. Overman (D) D+16.4