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Election 1942 Results

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1942 US Senate election in North Carolina

Josiah W. Bailey (Democrat) beat Sam J. Morris (Republican) in North Carolina in 1942, 65.9% to 34.1%, a margin of 31.8 points and 111,262 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1936, when Josiah W. Bailey also won.

Democrats led in 89 of the 100 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 11. The largest, Davidson, cast 14,194 votes and went to the Democrat by 9.1 points. The closest was Clay, where 46 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

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Josiah W. Bailey won	Democratic	230,427	65.9%
Sam J. Morris	Republican	119,165	34.1%
Total		349,592

Every county

County	Democrat	Republican	Total	Margin
Davidson	7,742 54.5%	6,452 45.5%	14,194	D+9.1
Mecklenburg	12,248 86.5%	1,909 13.5%	14,157	D+73.0
Guilford	9,730 72.5%	3,694 27.5%	13,424	D+45.0
Wilkes	5,896 46.8%	6,699 53.2%	12,595	R+6.4
Randolph	5,494 46.7%	6,282 53.3%	11,776	R+6.7
Catawba	6,494 60.3%	4,280 39.7%	10,774	D+20.5
Burke	5,432 52.7%	4,876 47.3%	10,308	D+5.4
Johnston	5,984 63.8%	3,396 36.2%	9,380	D+27.6
Surry	5,583 63.3%	3,231 36.7%	8,814	D+26.7
Forsyth	5,740 68.9%	2,592 31.1%	8,332	D+37.8
Buncombe	6,458 82.8%	1,337 17.2%	7,795	D+65.7
Stanly	4,237 55.2%	3,440 44.8%	7,677	D+10.4
Sampson	3,268 43.0%	4,335 57.0%	7,603	R+14.0
Ashe	3,819 51.4%	3,611 48.6%	7,430	D+2.8
Lincoln	3,933 55.3%	3,182 44.7%	7,115	D+10.6
Rutherford	4,978 73.0%	1,844 27.0%	6,822	D+45.9
Iredell	4,906 73.4%	1,776 26.6%	6,682	D+46.8
Cherokee	3,479 53.1%	3,073 46.9%	6,552	D+6.2
Gaston	5,190 83.3%	1,041 16.7%	6,231	D+66.6
Watauga	2,975 48.8%	3,119 51.2%	6,094	R+2.4
Yadkin	2,499 42.4%	3,391 57.6%	5,890	R+15.1
Yancey	3,120 53.9%	2,673 46.1%	5,793	D+7.7
Rockingham	4,163 73.3%	1,514 26.7%	5,677	D+46.7
Jackson	3,535 63.8%	2,010 36.2%	5,545	D+27.5
Alamance	3,913 71.7%	1,544 28.3%	5,457	D+43.4
Stokes	3,023 55.4%	2,431 44.6%	5,454	D+10.9
Henderson	3,475 65.5%	1,828 34.5%	5,303	D+31.1
Rowan	4,006 76.2%	1,252 23.8%	5,258	D+52.4
Haywood	4,039 78.9%	1,080 21.1%	5,119	D+57.8
Alexander	2,320 46.9%	2,626 53.1%	4,946	R+6.2
Madison	1,895 38.3%	3,048 61.7%	4,943	R+23.3
Davie	2,247 47.0%	2,531 53.0%	4,778	R+5.9
Caldwell	3,132 67.6%	1,498 32.4%	4,630	D+35.3
Harnett	3,512 79.4%	913 20.6%	4,425	D+58.7
Wake	3,890 91.6%	358 8.4%	4,248	D+83.1
Macon	2,201 55.2%	1,788 44.8%	3,989	D+10.4
Transylvania	2,629 68.8%	1,191 31.2%	3,820	D+37.6
Brunswick	1,969 53.6%	1,705 46.4%	3,674	D+7.2
Polk	2,190 62.8%	1,300 37.2%	3,490	D+25.5
Swain	2,059 60.7%	1,334 39.3%	3,393	D+21.4
Chatham	2,323 75.2%	765 24.8%	3,088	D+50.5
Cabarrus	2,503 83.5%	496 16.5%	2,999	D+66.9
Mitchell	545 21.4%	2,005 78.6%	2,550	R+57.3
Moore	1,676 67.0%	826 33.0%	2,502	D+34.0
Cleveland	2,083 84.6%	379 15.4%	2,462	D+69.2
Clay	1,207 51.0%	1,161 49.0%	2,368	D+1.9
Graham	1,086 48.5%	1,155 51.5%	2,241	R+3.1
Avery	503 23.0%	1,685 77.0%	2,188	R+54.0
Robeson	1,978 95.6%	92 4.4%	2,070	D+91.1
Durham	1,637 86.6%	253 13.4%	1,890	D+73.2
Duplin	1,616 87.5%	230 12.5%	1,846	D+75.1
Pitt	1,755 97.0%	54 3.0%	1,809	D+94.0
Montgomery	1,278 72.7%	480 27.3%	1,758	D+45.4
Halifax	1,532 97.3%	42 2.7%	1,574	D+94.7
New Hanover	1,436 91.7%	130 8.3%	1,566	D+83.4
Cumberland	1,310 89.8%	149 10.2%	1,459	D+79.6
Richmond	1,324 91.6%	122 8.4%	1,446	D+83.1
Nash	1,337 92.6%	107 7.4%	1,444	D+85.2
Wayne	1,226 87.1%	181 12.9%	1,407	D+74.3
Union	1,311 94.5%	77 5.5%	1,388	D+88.9
Alleghany	1,062 78.3%	294 21.7%	1,356	D+56.6
Columbus	1,197 90.1%	131 9.9%	1,328	D+80.3
Beaufort	1,118 86.7%	171 13.3%	1,289	D+73.5
Orange	1,043 84.4%	193 15.6%	1,236	D+68.8
McDowell	998 84.4%	184 15.6%	1,182	D+68.9
Anson	1,119 96.1%	45 3.9%	1,164	D+92.3
Lee	1,001 86.1%	161 13.9%	1,162	D+72.3
Edgecombe	1,118 96.3%	43 3.7%	1,161	D+92.6
Franklin	1,045 95.2%	53 4.8%	1,098	D+90.3
Martin	1,061 98.1%	21 1.9%	1,082	D+96.1
Carteret	929 87.6%	131 12.4%	1,060	D+75.3
Tyrrell	721 73.0%	266 27.0%	987	D+46.1
Northampton	930 98.9%	10 1.1%	940	D+97.9
Wilson	849 93.2%	62 6.8%	911	D+86.4
Granville	827 96.4%	31 3.6%	858	D+92.8
Lenoir	765 93.9%	50 6.1%	815	D+87.7
Bladen	740 91.2%	71 8.8%	811	D+82.5
Craven	765 95.1%	39 4.9%	804	D+90.3
Bertie	724 98.1%	14 1.9%	738	D+96.2
Vance	653 92.1%	56 7.9%	709	D+84.2
Scotland	670 95.6%	31 4.4%	701	D+91.2
Caswell	561 86.6%	87 13.4%	648	D+73.1
Warren	634 98.3%	11 1.7%	645	D+96.6
Hertford	612 99.0%	6 1.0%	618	D+98.1
Pender	570 97.6%	14 2.4%	584	D+95.2
Greene	556 98.1%	11 1.9%	567	D+96.1
Pasquotank	518 95.4%	25 4.6%	543	D+90.8
Hoke	502 97.5%	13 2.5%	515	D+95.0
Pamlico	365 74.5%	125 25.5%	490	D+49.0
Currituck	460 98.3%	8 1.7%	468	D+96.6
Washington	429 91.9%	38 8.1%	467	D+83.7
Person	425 91.2%	41 8.8%	466	D+82.4
Onslow	391 93.3%	28 6.7%	419	D+86.6
Jones	349 92.8%	27 7.2%	376	D+85.6
Dare	334 92.8%	26 7.2%	360	D+85.6
Chowan	331 98.2%	6 1.8%	337	D+96.4
Hyde	264 87.4%	38 12.6%	302	D+74.8
Gates	286 96.6%	10 3.4%	296	D+93.2
Perquimans	260 94.2%	16 5.8%	276	D+88.4
Camden	176 97.2%	5 2.8%	181	D+94.5

Counties as they stood in 1942; 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

Year	Winner	Margin
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

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