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Election 1938 Results

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1938 US Senate election in North Carolina

Robert R. Reynolds (Democrat) beat Charles A. Jonas (Republican) in North Carolina in 1938, 63.8% to 36.2%, a margin of 27.6 points and 137,035 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1932, when Robert R. Reynolds also won.

Democrats led in 78 of the 100 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 22. The largest, Buncombe, cast 21,730 votes and went to the Democrat by 100.0 points. The closest was Alamance, where 98 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
Robert R. Reynolds won Democratic 316,685 63.8%
Charles A. Jonas Republican 179,650 36.2%
Total496,335

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Buncombe 21,730 100.0% 0 0.0% 21,730 D+100.0
Wilkes 6,287 34.3% 12,046 65.7% 18,333 R+31.4
Davidson 7,119 39.3% 10,985 60.7% 18,104 R+21.4
Catawba 7,151 40.6% 10,471 59.4% 17,622 R+18.8
Randolph 5,451 37.1% 9,243 62.9% 14,694 R+25.8
Rutherford 6,594 49.0% 6,867 51.0% 13,461 R+2.0
Guilford 7,026 56.3% 5,460 43.7% 12,486 D+12.5
Sampson 3,693 29.8% 8,714 70.2% 12,407 R+40.5
Johnston 12,394 100.0% 0 0.0% 12,394 D+100.0
Mecklenburg 6,947 56.2% 5,421 43.8% 12,368 D+12.3
Gaston 6,011 51.9% 5,572 48.1% 11,583 D+3.8
Iredell 5,769 51.1% 5,511 48.9% 11,280 D+2.3
Alamance 5,274 50.5% 5,176 49.5% 10,450 D+0.9
Burke 10,266 100.0% 0 0.0% 10,266 D+100.0
Rockingham 5,413 52.9% 4,820 47.1% 10,233 D+5.8
Stanly 4,244 41.5% 5,989 58.5% 10,233 R+17.1
Ashe 4,344 42.7% 5,830 57.3% 10,174 R+14.6
Henderson 3,847 40.3% 5,702 59.7% 9,549 R+19.4
Cabarrus 5,852 61.9% 3,596 38.1% 9,448 D+23.9
Forsyth 8,811 100.0% 0 0.0% 8,811 D+100.0
Rowan 8,797 100.0% 0 0.0% 8,797 D+100.0
Surry 4,950 59.7% 3,346 40.3% 8,296 D+19.3
Madison 2,438 30.9% 5,453 69.1% 7,891 R+38.2
Cherokee 2,921 37.4% 4,896 62.6% 7,817 R+25.3
Caldwell 3,588 46.8% 4,076 53.2% 7,664 R+6.4
Lincoln 6,852 100.0% 0 0.0% 6,852 D+100.0
Yancey 2,720 41.0% 3,917 59.0% 6,637 R+18.0
Stokes 2,737 43.1% 3,611 56.9% 6,348 R+13.8
Watauga 6,332 100.0% 0 0.0% 6,332 D+100.0
Cleveland 3,773 60.2% 2,499 39.8% 6,272 D+20.3
Mitchell 1,740 27.9% 4,497 72.1% 6,237 R+44.2
Haywood 6,221 100.0% 0 0.0% 6,221 D+100.0
Jackson 6,114 100.0% 0 0.0% 6,114 D+100.0
Carteret 3,099 52.0% 2,863 48.0% 5,962 D+4.0
Harnett 5,852 100.0% 0 0.0% 5,852 D+100.0
Moore 2,466 45.0% 3,016 55.0% 5,482 R+10.0
McDowell 5,412 100.0% 0 0.0% 5,412 D+100.0
Transylvania 2,246 45.0% 2,744 55.0% 4,990 R+10.0
Wake 4,910 100.0% 0 0.0% 4,910 D+100.0
Brunswick 2,083 43.3% 2,725 56.7% 4,808 R+13.4
Swain 2,178 46.6% 2,498 53.4% 4,676 R+6.8
Chatham 2,580 55.4% 2,081 44.6% 4,661 D+10.7
Alexander 4,404 100.0% 0 0.0% 4,404 D+100.0
Polk 1,833 42.3% 2,502 57.7% 4,335 R+15.4
Yadkin 4,317 100.0% 0 0.0% 4,317 D+100.0
Macon 2,142 51.4% 2,024 48.6% 4,166 D+2.8
Davie 4,091 100.0% 0 0.0% 4,091 D+100.0
Montgomery 3,740 100.0% 0 0.0% 3,740 D+100.0
Durham 2,737 76.1% 860 23.9% 3,597 D+52.2
Duplin 2,474 73.3% 901 26.7% 3,375 D+46.6
Graham 1,316 39.2% 2,039 60.8% 3,355 R+21.5
Clay 1,316 39.8% 1,990 60.2% 3,306 R+20.4
Avery 3,036 100.0% 0 0.0% 3,036 D+100.0
Wayne 1,878 62.7% 1,118 37.3% 2,996 D+25.4
Robeson 2,621 87.6% 370 12.4% 2,991 D+75.3
Richmond 1,965 67.5% 944 32.5% 2,909 D+35.1
Alleghany 1,518 56.0% 1,195 44.0% 2,713 D+11.9
Union 2,083 78.3% 577 21.7% 2,660 D+56.6
Orange 1,610 65.2% 861 34.8% 2,471 D+30.3
Anson 1,934 83.1% 393 16.9% 2,327 D+66.2
Columbus 2,254 100.0% 0 0.0% 2,254 D+100.0
Beaufort 1,719 79.3% 450 20.7% 2,169 D+58.5
New Hanover 1,598 74.9% 536 25.1% 2,134 D+49.8
Pitt 1,728 91.7% 157 8.3% 1,885 D+83.3
Halifax 1,547 89.4% 184 10.6% 1,731 D+78.7
Lee 1,113 67.2% 544 32.8% 1,657 D+34.3
Cumberland 1,582 100.0% 0 0.0% 1,582 D+100.0
Nash 1,541 100.0% 0 0.0% 1,541 D+100.0
Craven 1,261 85.3% 217 14.7% 1,478 D+70.6
Edgecombe 1,264 93.6% 86 6.4% 1,350 D+87.3
Wilson 1,160 87.0% 173 13.0% 1,333 D+74.0
Franklin 1,285 100.0% 0 0.0% 1,285 D+100.0
Scotland 845 69.6% 369 30.4% 1,214 D+39.2
Bladen 1,115 100.0% 0 0.0% 1,115 D+100.0
Vance 1,048 100.0% 0 0.0% 1,048 D+100.0
Martin 993 95.9% 42 4.1% 1,035 D+91.9
Bertie 1,031 100.0% 0 0.0% 1,031 D+100.0
Northampton 1,027 100.0% 0 0.0% 1,027 D+100.0
Lenoir 880 89.0% 109 11.0% 989 D+78.0
Currituck 984 100.0% 0 0.0% 984 D+100.0
Granville 883 90.2% 96 9.8% 979 D+80.4
Warren 832 90.3% 89 9.7% 921 D+80.7
Tyrrell 904 100.0% 0 0.0% 904 D+100.0
Washington 712 81.5% 162 18.5% 874 D+62.9
Dare 701 83.3% 141 16.7% 842 D+66.5
Caswell 612 74.2% 213 25.8% 825 D+48.4
Greene 785 100.0% 0 0.0% 785 D+100.0
Hoke 758 100.0% 0 0.0% 758 D+100.0
Pender 606 83.0% 124 17.0% 730 D+66.0
Pasquotank 622 86.4% 98 13.6% 720 D+72.8
Onslow 613 89.6% 71 10.4% 684 D+79.2
Pamlico 460 75.8% 147 24.2% 607 D+51.6
Person 518 100.0% 0 0.0% 518 D+100.0
Hertford 462 93.5% 32 6.5% 494 D+87.0
Jones 474 100.0% 0 0.0% 474 D+100.0
Hyde 327 76.8% 99 23.2% 426 D+53.5
Gates 317 89.3% 38 10.7% 355 D+78.6
Perquimans 307 88.0% 42 12.0% 349 D+75.9
Camden 282 89.0% 35 11.0% 317 D+77.9
Chowan 290 100.0% 0 0.0% 290 D+100.0

Counties as they stood in 1938; 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