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Election 1920 Results

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1920 US Senate election in North Carolina

Lee S. Overman (Democrat) beat A.E. Holton (Republican) in North Carolina in 1920, 57.5% to 42.5%, a margin of 15.0 points and 81,161 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1914, when Lee S. Overman also won.

Democrats led in 72 of the 100 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 28. The largest, Buncombe, cast 18,327 votes and went to the Democrat by 13.6 points. The closest was Polk, where 40 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 310,504 57.5%
A.E. Holton Republican 229,343 42.5%
Total539,847

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Buncombe 10,413 56.8% 7,914 43.2% 18,327 D+13.6
Guilford 9,808 55.9% 7,733 44.1% 17,541 D+11.8
Forsyth 8,309 55.3% 6,717 44.7% 15,026 D+10.6
Mecklenburg 11,542 78.0% 3,253 22.0% 14,795 D+56.0
Gaston 7,236 55.8% 5,743 44.2% 12,979 D+11.5
Wake 8,307 71.7% 3,278 28.3% 11,585 D+43.4
Johnston 6,081 53.3% 5,332 46.7% 11,413 D+6.6
Catawba 5,436 47.9% 5,907 52.1% 11,343 R+4.2
Rowan 6,438 56.8% 4,888 43.2% 11,326 D+13.7
Randolph 5,078 44.9% 6,238 55.1% 11,316 R+10.3
Iredell 6,493 59.7% 4,384 40.3% 10,877 D+19.4
Davidson 4,933 45.9% 5,819 54.1% 10,752 R+8.2
Alamance 5,289 53.5% 4,604 46.5% 9,893 D+6.9
Cabarrus 4,429 46.0% 5,208 54.0% 9,637 R+8.1
Wilkes 2,884 30.9% 6,458 69.1% 9,342 R+38.3
Rutherford 5,111 56.1% 3,993 43.9% 9,104 D+12.3
Surry 3,581 41.0% 5,153 59.0% 8,734 R+18.0
Robeson 6,297 75.4% 2,055 24.6% 8,352 D+50.8
Durham 4,772 57.9% 3,472 42.1% 8,244 D+15.8
Stanly 3,911 47.8% 4,275 52.2% 8,186 R+4.4
Cleveland 5,202 63.9% 2,945 36.1% 8,147 D+27.7
Rockingham 4,512 55.7% 3,587 44.3% 8,099 D+11.4
Sampson 2,433 31.5% 5,289 68.5% 7,722 R+37.0
Wayne 4,867 63.8% 2,766 36.2% 7,633 D+27.5
Ashe 3,630 48.9% 3,793 51.1% 7,423 R+2.2
Harnett 3,918 54.2% 3,312 45.8% 7,230 D+8.4
Haywood 4,225 58.8% 2,962 41.2% 7,187 D+17.6
Burke 3,311 48.2% 3,562 51.8% 6,873 R+3.7
Lincoln 3,337 51.6% 3,125 48.4% 6,462 D+3.3
Caldwell 2,966 48.0% 3,208 52.0% 6,174 R+3.9
Duplin 3,442 56.0% 2,699 44.0% 6,141 D+12.1
Chatham 3,229 52.7% 2,894 47.3% 6,123 D+5.5
Henderson 2,522 41.9% 3,498 58.1% 6,020 R+16.2
Beaufort 3,564 61.7% 2,214 38.3% 5,778 D+23.4
Nash 4,084 73.0% 1,511 27.0% 5,595 D+46.0
Union 4,203 75.5% 1,365 24.5% 5,568 D+51.0
McDowell 2,817 52.3% 2,568 47.7% 5,385 D+4.6
Cumberland 3,341 64.5% 1,836 35.5% 5,177 D+29.1
Pitt 4,201 83.7% 821 16.3% 5,022 D+67.3
Stokes 2,009 40.2% 2,988 59.8% 4,997 R+19.6
Columbus 3,337 67.1% 1,639 32.9% 4,976 D+34.1
Moore 2,747 55.3% 2,223 44.7% 4,970 D+10.5
Madison 1,335 27.0% 3,610 73.0% 4,945 R+46.0
Yancey 2,306 47.3% 2,574 52.7% 4,880 R+5.5
Wilson 3,539 72.8% 1,319 27.2% 4,858 D+45.7
New Hanover 4,342 90.2% 472 9.8% 4,814 D+80.4
Jackson 2,399 50.5% 2,354 49.5% 4,753 D+0.9
Alexander 2,045 43.7% 2,639 56.3% 4,684 R+12.7
Yadkin 1,360 29.2% 3,290 70.8% 4,650 R+41.5
Montgomery 2,337 50.5% 2,294 49.5% 4,631 D+0.9
Richmond 3,368 75.4% 1,099 24.6% 4,467 D+50.8
Carteret 2,094 47.8% 2,289 52.2% 4,383 R+4.4
Watauga 1,757 40.3% 2,598 59.7% 4,355 R+19.3
Cherokee 1,753 41.5% 2,473 58.5% 4,226 R+17.0
Davie 1,636 38.8% 2,579 61.2% 4,215 R+22.4
Macon 2,106 50.9% 2,033 49.1% 4,139 D+1.8
Craven 3,463 85.2% 603 14.8% 4,066 D+70.3
Halifax 3,547 89.8% 404 10.2% 3,951 D+79.5
Lenoir 2,881 73.8% 1,021 26.2% 3,902 D+47.7
Orange 2,127 55.2% 1,727 44.8% 3,854 D+10.4
Anson 3,375 88.9% 423 11.1% 3,798 D+77.7
Swain 1,419 38.7% 2,252 61.3% 3,671 R+22.7
Edgecombe 3,413 93.3% 247 6.7% 3,660 D+86.5
Lee 2,364 67.8% 1,124 32.2% 3,488 D+35.6
Granville 2,671 77.1% 793 22.9% 3,464 D+54.2
Franklin 2,799 83.8% 540 16.2% 3,339 D+67.7
Mitchell 737 22.4% 2,554 77.6% 3,291 R+55.2
Vance 2,508 76.6% 768 23.4% 3,276 D+53.1
Person 1,656 51.4% 1,565 48.6% 3,221 D+2.8
Transylvania 1,549 48.2% 1,664 51.8% 3,213 R+3.6
Martin 2,574 83.8% 498 16.2% 3,072 D+67.6
Bladen 2,000 66.6% 1,003 33.4% 3,003 D+33.2
Avery 404 13.9% 2,496 86.1% 2,900 R+72.1
Polk 1,390 50.7% 1,350 49.3% 2,740 D+1.5
Brunswick 1,317 48.9% 1,378 51.1% 2,695 R+2.3
Alleghany 1,426 54.7% 1,182 45.3% 2,608 D+9.4
Northampton 2,330 94.8% 127 5.2% 2,457 D+89.7
Onslow 1,574 65.7% 821 34.3% 2,395 D+31.4
Pamlico 1,291 56.1% 1,010 43.9% 2,301 D+12.2
Pender 1,606 70.5% 672 29.5% 2,278 D+41.0
Pasquotank 1,817 81.4% 416 18.6% 2,233 D+62.7
Warren 1,894 88.8% 240 11.2% 2,134 D+77.5
Greene 1,662 79.6% 427 20.4% 2,089 D+59.1
Washington 1,115 53.5% 970 46.5% 2,085 D+7.0
Bertie 1,887 92.9% 145 7.1% 2,032 D+85.7
Scotland 1,702 85.6% 286 14.4% 1,988 D+71.2
Caswell 1,253 71.8% 493 28.2% 1,746 D+43.5
Clay 763 45.5% 913 54.5% 1,676 R+8.9
Hyde 1,169 71.1% 476 28.9% 1,645 D+42.1
Graham 653 41.7% 914 58.3% 1,567 R+16.7
Perquimans 1,060 68.9% 478 31.1% 1,538 D+37.8
Dare 845 57.5% 624 42.5% 1,469 D+15.0
Hoke 1,274 89.2% 154 10.8% 1,428 D+78.4
Hertford 1,168 84.8% 210 15.2% 1,378 D+69.5
Jones 1,000 74.8% 337 25.2% 1,337 D+49.6
Chowan 1,133 86.8% 172 13.2% 1,305 D+73.6
Tyrrell 717 57.3% 535 42.7% 1,252 D+14.5
Gates 812 73.4% 294 26.6% 1,106 D+46.8
Currituck 974 93.6% 67 6.4% 1,041 D+87.1
Camden 563 82.7% 118 17.3% 681 D+65.3

Counties as they stood in 1920; 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