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Election 1954 Results

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1954 US Senate election in North Carolina

W. Kerr Scott (Democrat) beat Paul C. West (Republican) in North Carolina in 1954, 65.9% to 34.1%, a margin of 31.8 points and 196,990 votes.

W. Kerr Scott (Democrat) beat Paul C. West (Republican) in North Carolina in 1954, 100.0% to 0.0%, a margin of 100.0 points and 402,260 votes. Special for the rest of Broughton's term to January 1955; West was a write-in only; total includes 7 other write-ins. (This was a special election.)

Sam J. Ervin (Democrat) won in North Carolina in 1954 with 100.0% of the vote and no opponent from the other main party. (This was a special election.)

The Democratic hold continued from 1948, when J. Melville Broughton won.

Democrats led in 92 of the 100 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 8. The largest, Mecklenburg, cast 31,948 votes and went to the Democrat by 21.2 points. The closest was Clay, where 3 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
W. Kerr Scott won Democratic 408,312 65.9%
Paul C. West Republican 211,322 34.1%
Total619,634

Special election

CandidatePartyVotesShare
W. Kerr Scott won Democratic 402,268 100.0%
Paul C. West Republican 8 0.0%
All other candidates 7 0.0%
Total402,283

Special for the rest of Broughton's term to January 1955; West was a write-in only; total includes 7 other write-ins.

Special election

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Sam J. Ervin won Democratic 410,574 100.0%
Total410,574

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Mecklenburg 19,361 60.6% 12,587 39.4% 31,948 D+21.2
Catawba 10,973 51.7% 10,244 48.3% 21,217 D+3.4
Guilford 13,379 68.7% 6,092 31.3% 19,471 D+37.4
Buncombe 14,171 73.3% 5,158 26.7% 19,329 D+46.6
Davidson 11,168 58.0% 8,101 42.0% 19,269 D+15.9
Rowan 10,982 61.3% 6,933 38.7% 17,915 D+22.6
Forsyth 11,024 66.2% 5,627 33.8% 16,651 D+32.4
Alamance 13,304 80.3% 3,264 19.7% 16,568 D+60.6
Gaston 11,708 71.8% 4,595 28.2% 16,303 D+43.6
Randolph 8,315 51.9% 7,708 48.1% 16,023 D+3.8
Cabarrus 9,799 62.4% 5,915 37.6% 15,714 D+24.7
Stanly 8,264 54.0% 7,029 46.0% 15,293 D+8.1
Caldwell 7,912 54.5% 6,594 45.5% 14,506 D+9.1
Burke 7,989 55.9% 6,298 44.1% 14,287 D+11.8
Wilkes 5,961 43.0% 7,907 57.0% 13,868 R+14.0
Iredell 7,975 61.0% 5,107 39.0% 13,082 D+21.9
Wake 8,774 80.4% 2,142 19.6% 10,916 D+60.8
Lincoln 6,341 58.5% 4,503 41.5% 10,844 D+16.9
Sampson 6,114 57.0% 4,615 43.0% 10,729 D+14.0
Surry 6,534 60.9% 4,189 39.1% 10,723 D+21.9
Johnston 8,266 79.4% 2,144 20.6% 10,410 D+58.8
Henderson 4,885 49.3% 5,032 50.7% 9,917 R+1.5
Rockingham 7,712 78.8% 2,080 21.2% 9,792 D+57.5
Pitt 9,244 96.3% 358 3.7% 9,602 D+92.5
Ashe 4,607 53.8% 3,952 46.2% 8,559 D+7.7
Rutherford 5,845 68.4% 2,701 31.6% 8,546 D+36.8
Jackson 4,442 59.6% 3,007 40.4% 7,449 D+19.3
McDowell 5,006 67.7% 2,390 32.3% 7,396 D+35.4
Madison 4,151 56.8% 3,160 43.2% 7,311 D+13.6
Haywood 5,597 76.8% 1,695 23.2% 7,292 D+53.5
Watauga 3,633 50.4% 3,570 49.6% 7,203 D+0.9
Cherokee 3,323 48.5% 3,526 51.5% 6,849 R+3.0
Yancey 3,539 51.8% 3,287 48.2% 6,826 D+3.7
Stokes 3,576 54.6% 2,979 45.4% 6,555 D+9.1
Transylvania 3,656 57.8% 2,666 42.2% 6,322 D+15.7
Alexander 3,447 55.9% 2,714 44.1% 6,161 D+11.9
Macon 3,498 59.2% 2,410 40.8% 5,908 D+18.4
Carteret 4,745 81.2% 1,099 18.8% 5,844 D+62.4
Harnett 4,764 82.3% 1,025 17.7% 5,789 D+64.6
Brunswick 3,164 59.1% 2,194 40.9% 5,358 D+18.1
Yadkin 2,129 40.4% 3,138 59.6% 5,267 R+19.2
Montgomery 2,752 53.8% 2,359 46.2% 5,111 D+7.7
Durham 3,978 79.1% 1,048 20.9% 5,026 D+58.3
Davie 2,402 48.9% 2,511 51.1% 4,913 R+2.2
Moore 3,045 66.7% 1,519 33.3% 4,564 D+33.4
Polk 2,587 57.7% 1,894 42.3% 4,481 D+15.5
Cleveland 3,513 78.4% 967 21.6% 4,480 D+56.8
Chatham 3,153 70.9% 1,293 29.1% 4,446 D+41.8
New Hanover 3,244 76.2% 1,014 23.8% 4,258 D+52.4
Orange 3,109 81.8% 690 18.2% 3,799 D+63.7
Robeson 3,551 95.4% 173 4.6% 3,724 D+90.7
Swain 2,204 59.2% 1,519 40.8% 3,723 D+18.4
Wayne 3,105 85.0% 547 15.0% 3,652 D+70.0
Cumberland 3,004 83.7% 584 16.3% 3,588 D+67.4
Duplin 3,195 91.5% 295 8.5% 3,490 D+83.1
Avery 1,141 33.8% 2,236 66.2% 3,377 R+32.4
Craven 3,037 92.2% 258 7.8% 3,295 D+84.3
Alleghany 1,959 59.6% 1,326 40.4% 3,285 D+19.3
Nash 3,026 93.6% 208 6.4% 3,234 D+87.1
Mitchell 921 28.7% 2,292 71.3% 3,213 R+42.7
Union 2,720 86.0% 441 14.0% 3,161 D+72.1
Graham 1,455 46.4% 1,680 53.6% 3,135 R+7.2
Richmond 2,707 88.4% 354 11.6% 3,061 D+76.9
Columbus 2,624 90.7% 268 9.3% 2,892 D+81.5
Clay 1,413 50.1% 1,410 49.9% 2,823 D+0.1
Halifax 2,544 94.6% 144 5.4% 2,688 D+89.3
Lee 2,104 83.2% 425 16.8% 2,529 D+66.4
Edgecombe 2,294 95.9% 99 4.1% 2,393 D+91.7
Lenoir 2,147 90.9% 215 9.1% 2,362 D+81.8
Beaufort 1,971 88.5% 255 11.5% 2,226 D+77.1
Anson 1,859 88.5% 241 11.5% 2,100 D+77.0
Northampton 2,013 97.2% 58 2.8% 2,071 D+94.4
Martin 1,994 97.7% 46 2.3% 2,040 D+95.5
Wilson 1,819 89.9% 205 10.1% 2,024 D+79.7
Pamlico 1,353 70.5% 567 29.5% 1,920 D+40.9
Onslow 1,703 93.9% 110 6.1% 1,813 D+87.9
Caswell 1,523 88.0% 208 12.0% 1,731 D+76.0
Franklin 1,613 95.1% 83 4.9% 1,696 D+90.2
Vance 1,446 90.3% 156 9.7% 1,602 D+80.5
Pasquotank 1,349 84.9% 239 15.1% 1,588 D+69.9
Person 1,383 90.9% 139 9.1% 1,522 D+81.7
Granville 1,366 92.7% 107 7.3% 1,473 D+85.5
Bladen 1,234 89.7% 142 10.3% 1,376 D+79.4
Scotland 1,289 94.2% 79 5.8% 1,368 D+88.5
Dare 941 75.0% 313 25.0% 1,254 D+50.1
Bertie 1,209 96.7% 41 3.3% 1,250 D+93.4
Warren 1,055 94.8% 58 5.2% 1,113 D+89.6
Greene 1,064 98.3% 18 1.7% 1,082 D+96.7
Washington 867 81.4% 198 18.6% 1,065 D+62.8
Hertford 996 96.0% 41 4.0% 1,037 D+92.1
Pender 913 94.2% 56 5.8% 969 D+88.4
Hoke 912 96.2% 36 3.8% 948 D+92.4
Currituck 771 91.5% 72 8.5% 843 D+82.9
Jones 796 95.4% 38 4.6% 834 D+90.9
Camden 549 90.7% 56 9.3% 605 D+81.5
Chowan 494 92.5% 40 7.5% 534 D+85.0
Tyrrell 411 86.3% 65 13.7% 476 D+72.7
Perquimans 407 87.9% 56 12.1% 463 D+75.8
Hyde 391 86.5% 61 13.5% 452 D+73.0
Gates 410 92.3% 34 7.7% 444 D+84.7

Counties as they stood in 1954; 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