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Election 1924 Results

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1924 US Senate election in North Carolina

Furnifold Simmons (Democrat) beat A.A. Whitener (Republican) in North Carolina in 1924, 61.6% to 38.4%, a margin of 23.1 points and 110,851 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1918, when Furnifold Simmons also won.

Democrats led in 79 of the 100 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 21. The largest, Buncombe, cast 16,518 votes and went to the Democrat by 27.6 points. The closest was Washington, where 10 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
Furnifold Simmons won Democratic 295,344 61.6%
A.A. Whitener Republican 184,493 38.4%
Total479,837

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Buncombe 10,536 63.8% 5,982 36.2% 16,518 D+27.6
Guilford 9,373 59.3% 6,435 40.7% 15,808 D+18.6
Forsyth 7,871 60.0% 5,243 40.0% 13,114 D+20.0
Davidson 6,431 51.0% 6,191 49.0% 12,622 D+1.9
Catawba 5,845 48.6% 6,173 51.4% 12,018 R+2.7
Randolph 5,452 46.5% 6,285 53.5% 11,737 R+7.1
Wake 9,318 81.7% 2,084 18.3% 11,402 D+63.4
Mecklenburg 8,970 81.0% 2,110 19.0% 11,080 D+61.9
Gaston 6,693 65.8% 3,484 34.2% 10,177 D+31.5
Iredell 6,512 64.4% 3,600 35.6% 10,112 D+28.8
Wilkes 3,573 36.8% 6,147 63.2% 9,720 R+26.5
Johnston 4,787 49.8% 4,826 50.2% 9,613 R+0.4
Surry 4,511 47.6% 4,970 52.4% 9,481 R+4.8
Rowan 5,350 59.1% 3,696 40.9% 9,046 D+18.3
Rutherford 5,171 57.3% 3,847 42.7% 9,018 D+14.7
Ashe 4,350 52.8% 3,891 47.2% 8,241 D+5.6
Alamance 4,955 60.9% 3,180 39.1% 8,135 D+21.8
Cabarrus 4,533 55.8% 3,596 44.2% 8,129 D+11.5
Durham 5,200 65.1% 2,793 34.9% 7,993 D+30.1
Stanly 3,959 52.9% 3,520 47.1% 7,479 D+5.9
Burke 4,097 56.2% 3,199 43.8% 7,296 D+12.3
Rockingham 4,489 63.6% 2,573 36.4% 7,062 D+27.1
Haywood 4,569 64.9% 2,476 35.1% 7,045 D+29.7
Henderson 3,084 48.7% 3,252 51.3% 6,336 R+2.7
Harnett 3,349 54.3% 2,823 45.7% 6,172 D+8.5
Chatham 3,430 55.7% 2,731 44.3% 6,161 D+11.3
Jackson 3,138 52.8% 2,800 47.2% 5,938 D+5.7
Caldwell 3,383 57.9% 2,464 42.1% 5,847 D+15.7
New Hanover 5,268 91.3% 501 8.7% 5,769 D+82.6
McDowell 3,082 54.8% 2,543 45.2% 5,625 D+9.6
Lincoln 2,948 52.4% 2,673 47.6% 5,621 D+4.9
Cleveland 3,795 68.0% 1,789 32.0% 5,584 D+35.9
Robeson 4,777 88.6% 614 11.4% 5,391 D+77.2
Sampson 2,097 39.0% 3,279 61.0% 5,376 R+22.0
Watauga 2,405 47.5% 2,659 52.5% 5,064 R+5.0
Wayne 3,797 75.9% 1,203 24.1% 5,000 D+51.9
Macon 2,648 54.5% 2,212 45.5% 4,860 D+9.0
Stokes 2,314 48.2% 2,485 51.8% 4,799 R+3.6
Yancey 2,635 55.3% 2,126 44.7% 4,761 D+10.7
Moore 2,878 60.9% 1,849 39.1% 4,727 D+21.8
Alexander 2,297 48.7% 2,424 51.3% 4,721 R+2.7
Montgomery 2,517 55.0% 2,059 45.0% 4,576 D+10.0
Duplin 2,995 66.7% 1,498 33.3% 4,493 D+33.3
Davie 1,813 40.4% 2,676 59.6% 4,489 R+19.2
Madison 1,414 31.7% 3,045 68.3% 4,459 R+36.6
Cumberland 3,316 75.3% 1,085 24.7% 4,401 D+50.7
Beaufort 3,084 70.7% 1,276 29.3% 4,360 D+41.5
Columbus 2,848 66.7% 1,425 33.3% 4,273 D+33.3
Yadkin 1,393 32.6% 2,874 67.4% 4,267 R+34.7
Carteret 2,311 55.9% 1,822 44.1% 4,133 D+11.8
Cherokee 1,765 43.3% 2,308 56.7% 4,073 R+13.3
Nash 3,281 81.3% 757 18.7% 4,038 D+62.5
Swain 1,795 45.2% 2,177 54.8% 3,972 R+9.6
Pitt 3,403 89.1% 416 10.9% 3,819 D+78.2
Transylvania 1,837 50.9% 1,770 49.1% 3,607 D+1.9
Halifax 3,342 94.8% 184 5.2% 3,526 D+89.6
Union 2,782 82.1% 607 17.9% 3,389 D+64.2
Craven 3,081 93.3% 221 6.7% 3,302 D+86.6
Wilson 2,777 85.6% 468 14.4% 3,245 D+71.2
Richmond 2,724 84.4% 503 15.6% 3,227 D+68.8
Orange 2,036 63.2% 1,185 36.8% 3,221 D+26.4
Polk 1,656 54.0% 1,408 46.0% 3,064 D+8.1
Alleghany 1,658 57.6% 1,220 42.4% 2,878 D+15.2
Lenoir 2,285 85.2% 396 14.8% 2,681 D+70.5
Granville 2,243 83.9% 430 16.1% 2,673 D+67.8
Person 1,639 62.5% 982 37.5% 2,621 D+25.1
Vance 2,263 86.5% 354 13.5% 2,617 D+72.9
Anson 2,404 92.0% 209 8.0% 2,613 D+84.0
Avery 461 17.7% 2,150 82.3% 2,611 R+64.7
Lee 1,874 73.5% 675 26.5% 2,549 D+47.0
Edgecombe 2,452 96.6% 87 3.4% 2,539 D+93.1
Brunswick 1,130 47.9% 1,227 52.1% 2,357 R+4.1
Mitchell 745 31.7% 1,604 68.3% 2,349 R+36.6
Bladen 1,703 74.5% 584 25.5% 2,287 D+48.9
Franklin 1,998 88.2% 268 11.8% 2,266 D+76.3
Clay 1,008 45.2% 1,222 54.8% 2,230 R+9.6
Martin 2,022 91.4% 190 8.6% 2,212 D+82.8
Warren 1,829 95.1% 94 4.9% 1,923 D+90.2
Bertie 1,836 95.7% 83 4.3% 1,919 D+91.3
Northampton 1,713 94.7% 96 5.3% 1,809 D+89.4
Graham 865 48.8% 909 51.2% 1,774 R+2.5
Scotland 1,498 91.2% 145 8.8% 1,643 D+82.3
Washington 802 49.7% 812 50.3% 1,614 R+0.6
Pasquotank 1,317 84.8% 236 15.2% 1,553 D+69.6
Onslow 1,172 76.3% 364 23.7% 1,536 D+52.6
Caswell 1,085 71.2% 439 28.8% 1,524 D+42.4
Dare 837 57.3% 625 42.7% 1,462 D+14.5
Pender 1,229 85.5% 209 14.5% 1,438 D+70.9
Pamlico 909 69.8% 393 30.2% 1,302 D+39.6
Greene 1,136 88.3% 151 11.7% 1,287 D+76.5
Hoke 1,165 91.2% 112 8.8% 1,277 D+82.5
Tyrrell 648 59.1% 448 40.9% 1,096 D+18.2
Hertford 985 90.3% 106 9.7% 1,091 D+80.6
Hyde 676 67.9% 320 32.1% 996 D+35.7
Gates 672 77.6% 194 22.4% 866 D+55.2
Jones 717 83.1% 146 16.9% 863 D+66.2
Perquimans 570 67.9% 270 32.1% 840 D+35.7
Chowan 735 90.3% 79 9.7% 814 D+80.6
Currituck 590 94.2% 36 5.8% 626 D+88.5
Camden 433 76.1% 136 23.9% 569 D+52.2

Counties as they stood in 1924; 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