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Election 1950 Results

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1950 US Senate election in North Carolina

Clyde R. Hoey (Democrat) beat Halsey B. Leavitt (Republican) in North Carolina in 1950, 68.7% to 31.3%, a margin of 37.3 points and 204,669 votes.

Willis Smith (Democrat) beat E. L. Galvin (Republican) in North Carolina in 1950, 67.0% to 32.6%, a margin of 34.3 points and 187,159 votes. (This was a special election.)

The Democratic hold continued from 1944, when Clyde R. Hoey also won.

Democrats led in 93 of the 100 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 7. The largest, Buncombe, cast 22,210 votes and went to the Democrat by 43.8 points. The closest was Watauga, where 152 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
Clyde R. Hoey won	Democratic	376,473	68.7%
Halsey B. Leavitt	Republican	171,804	31.3%
Total		548,277

Special election

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Willis Smith won	Democratic	364,912	67.0%
E. L. Galvin	Republican	177,753	32.6%
All other candidates		2,259	0.4%
Total		544,924

Every county

County	Democrat	Republican	Total	Margin
Buncombe	15,970 71.9%	6,240 28.1%	22,210	D+43.8
Davidson	10,609 56.8%	8,081 43.2%	18,690	D+13.5
Mecklenburg	14,869 80.3%	3,646 19.7%	18,515	D+60.6
Catawba	9,537 53.6%	8,261 46.4%	17,798	D+7.2
Wilkes	7,813 48.7%	8,217 51.3%	16,030	R+2.5
Randolph	7,353 49.0%	7,647 51.0%	15,000	R+2.0
Guilford	11,422 77.0%	3,403 23.0%	14,825	D+54.1
Burke	7,620 58.6%	5,380 41.4%	13,000	D+17.2
Stanly	6,653 53.0%	5,900 47.0%	12,553	D+6.0
Alamance	8,318 68.1%	3,891 31.9%	12,209	D+36.3
Wake	10,347 88.4%	1,359 11.6%	11,706	D+76.8
Forsyth	8,693 75.3%	2,857 24.7%	11,550	D+50.5
Rowan	7,557 68.6%	3,463 31.4%	11,020	D+37.2
Gaston	8,716 79.2%	2,290 20.8%	11,006	D+58.4
Sampson	5,658 52.6%	5,101 47.4%	10,759	D+5.2
Cabarrus	7,873 76.1%	2,474 23.9%	10,347	D+52.2
Surry	6,452 64.8%	3,504 35.2%	9,956	D+29.6
Johnston	7,311 73.9%	2,577 26.1%	9,888	D+47.9
Iredell	6,630 67.8%	3,155 32.2%	9,785	D+35.5
Rockingham	7,259 76.3%	2,251 23.7%	9,510	D+52.7
Caldwell	5,608 59.4%	3,839 40.6%	9,447	D+18.7
Henderson	5,146 54.6%	4,273 45.4%	9,419	D+9.3
Ashe	4,963 54.7%	4,109 45.3%	9,072	D+9.4
Lincoln	5,157 58.7%	3,634 41.3%	8,791	D+17.3
Rutherford	6,313 73.2%	2,307 26.8%	8,620	D+46.5
Jackson	4,551 58.4%	3,241 41.6%	7,792	D+16.8
Haywood	5,722 77.8%	1,629 22.2%	7,351	D+55.7
Durham	5,952 81.8%	1,324 18.2%	7,276	D+63.6
Watauga	3,532 51.1%	3,380 48.9%	6,912	D+2.2
Stokes	3,983 58.1%	2,877 41.9%	6,860	D+16.1
McDowell	4,610 67.3%	2,240 32.7%	6,850	D+34.6
Cherokee	3,842 58.4%	2,735 41.6%	6,577	D+16.8
Madison	2,892 47.0%	3,263 53.0%	6,155	R+6.0
Yadkin	2,613 43.2%	3,440 56.8%	6,053	R+13.7
Macon	3,529 59.1%	2,445 40.9%	5,974	D+18.1
Alexander	3,353 56.4%	2,588 43.6%	5,941	D+12.9
Transylvania	3,153 55.3%	2,551 44.7%	5,704	D+10.6
Harnett	4,410 80.5%	1,068 19.5%	5,478	D+61.0
Yancey	3,249 60.2%	2,150 39.8%	5,399	D+20.4
New Hanover	4,659 86.9%	702 13.1%	5,361	D+73.8
Montgomery	2,978 56.8%	2,262 43.2%	5,240	D+13.7
Moore	3,393 69.7%	1,472 30.3%	4,865	D+39.5
Cleveland	4,206 88.8%	531 11.2%	4,737	D+77.6
Davie	2,237 47.2%	2,498 52.8%	4,735	R+5.5
Chatham	3,039 67.1%	1,488 32.9%	4,527	D+34.3
Brunswick	2,868 64.0%	1,616 36.0%	4,484	D+27.9
Polk	2,813 63.1%	1,643 36.9%	4,456	D+26.3
Lee	3,708 88.3%	492 11.7%	4,200	D+76.6
Wayne	3,534 86.4%	554 13.6%	4,088	D+72.9
Carteret	3,159 80.1%	785 19.9%	3,944	D+60.2
Halifax	3,625 96.6%	129 3.4%	3,754	D+93.1
Nash	3,399 94.7%	190 5.3%	3,589	D+89.4
Columbus	3,183 91.2%	308 8.8%	3,491	D+82.4
Pitt	3,290 95.9%	142 4.1%	3,432	D+91.7
Mitchell	1,142 34.0%	2,218 66.0%	3,360	R+32.0
Orange	2,641 79.3%	691 20.7%	3,332	D+58.5
Graham	1,697 55.0%	1,390 45.0%	3,087	D+9.9
Swain	2,024 65.8%	1,053 34.2%	3,077	D+31.6
Duplin	2,773 91.2%	267 8.8%	3,040	D+82.4
Cumberland	2,661 88.5%	346 11.5%	3,007	D+77.0
Avery	827 27.9%	2,137 72.1%	2,964	R+44.2
Robeson	2,798 94.6%	160 5.4%	2,958	D+89.2
Clay	1,553 52.7%	1,395 47.3%	2,948	D+5.4
Alleghany	1,844 65.0%	992 35.0%	2,836	D+30.0
Craven	2,459 92.4%	202 7.6%	2,661	D+84.8
Wilson	2,479 93.2%	182 6.8%	2,661	D+86.3
Richmond	2,328 90.7%	238 9.3%	2,566	D+81.4
Union	2,310 90.3%	248 9.7%	2,558	D+80.6
Edgecombe	2,146 94.3%	130 5.7%	2,276	D+88.6
Franklin	2,093 96.9%	67 3.1%	2,160	D+93.8
Beaufort	1,856 89.4%	221 10.6%	2,077	D+78.7
Bertie	2,048 99.1%	19 0.9%	2,067	D+98.2
Anson	1,842 91.7%	167 8.3%	2,009	D+83.4
Hertford	1,959 98.2%	35 1.8%	1,994	D+96.5
Lenoir	1,772 93.9%	116 6.1%	1,888	D+87.7
Bladen	1,691 94.4%	101 5.6%	1,792	D+88.7
Northampton	1,670 97.9%	36 2.1%	1,706	D+95.8
Vance	1,545 91.7%	140 8.3%	1,685	D+83.4
Granville	1,501 93.9%	97 6.1%	1,598	D+87.9
Martin	1,389 97.5%	36 2.5%	1,425	D+94.9
Person	1,219 90.7%	125 9.3%	1,344	D+81.4
Onslow	1,243 93.6%	85 6.4%	1,328	D+87.2
Warren	1,268 96.2%	50 3.8%	1,318	D+92.4
Pasquotank	1,132 88.8%	143 11.2%	1,275	D+77.6
Tyrrell	941 76.2%	294 23.8%	1,235	D+52.4
Scotland	1,103 94.8%	61 5.2%	1,164	D+89.5
Pender	1,010 95.7%	45 4.3%	1,055	D+91.5
Pamlico	834 81.8%	185 18.2%	1,019	D+63.7
Washington	874 87.4%	126 12.6%	1,000	D+74.8
Caswell	845 87.9%	116 12.1%	961	D+75.9
Hoke	803 97.1%	24 2.9%	827	D+94.2
Greene	766 98.0%	16 2.0%	782	D+95.9
Currituck	707 97.2%	20 2.8%	727	D+94.5
Dare	652 90.2%	71 9.8%	723	D+80.4
Jones	649 96.0%	27 4.0%	676	D+92.0
Chowan	571 95.5%	27 4.5%	598	D+91.0
Perquimans	472 94.4%	28 5.6%	500	D+88.8
Hyde	426 91.0%	42 9.0%	468	D+82.1
Gates	336 95.2%	17 4.8%	353	D+90.4
Camden	245 93.9%	16 6.1%	261	D+87.7

Counties as they stood in 1950; 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