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Election 1956 Results

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1956 US Senate election in North Carolina

Sam J. Ervin (Democrat) beat Joel A. Johnson (Republican) in North Carolina in 1956, 66.6% to 33.4%, a margin of 33.1 points and 363,878 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1950, when Clyde R. Hoey won.

Democrats led in 86 of the 100 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 14. The largest, Mecklenburg, cast 63,903 votes and went to the Democrat by 24.1 points. The closest was Clay, where 4 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
Sam J. Ervin won Democratic 731,353 66.6%
Joel A. Johnson Republican 367,475 33.4%
Total1,098,828

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Mecklenburg 39,666 62.1% 24,237 37.9% 63,903 D+24.1
Guilford 33,099 63.3% 19,184 36.7% 52,283 D+26.6
Forsyth 25,144 59.2% 17,345 40.8% 42,489 D+18.4
Buncombe 22,186 59.1% 15,338 40.9% 37,524 D+18.2
Wake 27,818 83.0% 5,709 17.0% 33,527 D+65.9
Gaston 21,712 66.9% 10,748 33.1% 32,460 D+33.8
Catawba 14,527 48.9% 15,161 51.1% 29,688 R+2.1
Rowan 14,447 55.5% 11,564 44.5% 26,011 D+11.1
Davidson 13,132 51.2% 12,504 48.8% 25,636 D+2.4
Alamance 14,992 68.3% 6,963 31.7% 21,955 D+36.6
Durham 16,220 74.1% 5,674 25.9% 21,894 D+48.2
Randolph 10,134 48.1% 10,943 51.9% 21,077 R+3.8
Cabarrus 11,798 56.9% 8,947 43.1% 20,745 D+13.7
Burke 10,020 51.3% 9,516 48.7% 19,536 D+2.6
New Hanover 15,408 86.5% 2,401 13.5% 17,809 D+73.0
Iredell 10,585 59.7% 7,136 40.3% 17,721 D+19.5
Caldwell 8,992 51.7% 8,404 48.3% 17,396 D+3.4
Stanly 8,379 48.3% 8,976 51.7% 17,355 R+3.4
Wilkes 6,242 37.2% 10,528 62.8% 16,770 R+25.6
Rockingham 11,600 71.8% 4,551 28.2% 16,151 D+43.6
Surry 8,568 55.1% 6,970 44.9% 15,538 D+10.3
Cleveland 11,185 75.0% 3,719 25.0% 14,904 D+50.1
Cumberland 11,895 81.6% 2,681 18.4% 14,576 D+63.2
Rutherford 9,535 66.4% 4,832 33.6% 14,367 D+32.7
Haywood 8,900 62.8% 5,262 37.2% 14,162 D+25.7
Pitt 12,977 94.0% 832 6.0% 13,809 D+87.9
Johnston 10,286 75.2% 3,389 24.8% 13,675 D+50.4
Henderson 5,605 43.9% 7,168 56.1% 12,773 R+12.2
Sampson 7,373 58.2% 5,297 41.8% 12,670 D+16.4
Robeson 11,566 92.8% 893 7.2% 12,459 D+85.7
Lincoln 6,453 53.2% 5,680 46.8% 12,133 D+6.4
Nash 11,323 95.0% 593 5.0% 11,916 D+90.0
Harnett 8,336 76.3% 2,594 23.7% 10,930 D+52.5
Wilson 9,471 90.4% 1,005 9.6% 10,476 D+80.8
Wayne 7,997 81.2% 1,857 18.8% 9,854 D+62.3
Halifax 9,071 92.7% 713 7.3% 9,784 D+85.4
Moore 5,923 61.5% 3,711 38.5% 9,634 D+23.0
McDowell 5,728 60.1% 3,809 39.9% 9,537 D+20.1
Columbus 8,492 90.2% 923 9.8% 9,415 D+80.4
Edgecombe 8,591 92.7% 676 7.3% 9,267 D+85.4
Union 7,539 82.4% 1,614 17.6% 9,153 D+64.7
Richmond 7,871 87.6% 1,114 12.4% 8,985 D+75.2
Lenoir 7,880 89.1% 960 10.9% 8,840 D+78.3
Craven 7,716 88.3% 1,023 11.7% 8,739 D+76.6
Orange 6,430 74.9% 2,159 25.1% 8,589 D+49.7
Ashe 4,339 50.7% 4,216 49.3% 8,555 D+1.4
Duplin 7,334 87.1% 1,084 12.9% 8,418 D+74.2
Stokes 4,199 52.9% 3,740 47.1% 7,939 D+5.8
Watauga 3,775 48.0% 4,086 52.0% 7,861 R+4.0
Madison 4,109 52.7% 3,694 47.3% 7,803 D+5.3
Chatham 4,844 63.9% 2,734 36.1% 7,578 D+27.8
Yadkin 2,688 36.3% 4,727 63.7% 7,415 R+27.5
Transylvania 4,103 56.0% 3,227 44.0% 7,330 D+12.0
Carteret 5,107 70.1% 2,180 29.9% 7,287 D+40.2
Beaufort 6,334 87.3% 924 12.7% 7,258 D+74.5
Jackson 4,239 58.4% 3,019 41.6% 7,258 D+16.8
Vance 5,975 90.9% 598 9.1% 6,573 D+81.8
Cherokee 3,043 46.8% 3,460 53.2% 6,503 R+6.4
Alexander 3,164 49.0% 3,291 51.0% 6,455 R+2.0
Davie 2,699 41.9% 3,740 58.1% 6,439 R+16.2
Brunswick 3,871 60.7% 2,507 39.3% 6,378 D+21.4
Montgomery 3,596 56.8% 2,733 43.2% 6,329 D+13.6
Macon 3,466 55.0% 2,833 45.0% 6,299 D+10.0
Martin 5,747 95.9% 248 4.1% 5,995 D+91.7
Franklin 5,488 94.9% 295 5.1% 5,783 D+89.8
Yancey 3,266 56.9% 2,470 43.1% 5,736 D+13.9
Onslow 5,028 88.1% 676 11.9% 5,704 D+76.3
Lee 4,474 80.0% 1,116 20.0% 5,590 D+60.1
Bladen 4,652 89.1% 569 10.9% 5,221 D+78.2
Granville 4,674 90.2% 506 9.8% 5,180 D+80.5
Mitchell 1,325 25.9% 3,788 74.1% 5,113 R+48.2
Polk 2,821 56.2% 2,196 43.8% 5,017 D+12.5
Anson 4,309 88.1% 584 11.9% 4,893 D+76.1
Northampton 4,517 93.9% 292 6.1% 4,809 D+87.9
Person 4,063 85.2% 704 14.8% 4,767 D+70.5
Pasquotank 3,852 82.4% 824 17.6% 4,676 D+64.8
Avery 1,214 26.2% 3,419 73.8% 4,633 R+47.6
Scotland 3,552 90.1% 391 9.9% 3,943 D+80.2
Swain 2,104 56.0% 1,656 44.0% 3,760 D+11.9
Bertie 3,483 95.3% 172 4.7% 3,655 D+90.6
Caswell 2,761 81.9% 611 18.1% 3,372 D+63.8
Warren 3,062 93.0% 231 7.0% 3,293 D+86.0
Alleghany 1,879 57.3% 1,398 42.7% 3,277 D+14.7
Hertford 2,979 90.9% 298 9.1% 3,277 D+81.8
Graham 1,589 49.6% 1,616 50.4% 3,205 R+0.8
Greene 3,114 97.5% 80 2.5% 3,194 D+95.0
Pender 2,663 88.9% 333 11.1% 2,996 D+77.8
Washington 2,173 78.2% 604 21.8% 2,777 D+56.5
Clay 1,350 49.9% 1,354 50.1% 2,704 R+0.1
Hoke 2,157 89.9% 242 10.1% 2,399 D+79.8
Jones 2,065 91.0% 205 9.0% 2,270 D+81.9
Pamlico 1,534 73.7% 547 26.3% 2,081 D+47.4
Chowan 1,710 89.6% 198 10.4% 1,908 D+79.2
Currituck 1,624 89.1% 199 10.9% 1,823 D+78.2
Dare 1,187 70.7% 493 29.3% 1,680 D+41.3
Perquimans 1,258 79.1% 333 20.9% 1,591 D+58.1
Gates 1,315 91.8% 117 8.2% 1,432 D+83.7
Hyde 984 81.4% 225 18.6% 1,209 D+62.8
Camden 902 84.9% 160 15.1% 1,062 D+69.9
Tyrrell 781 77.3% 229 22.7% 1,010 D+54.7

Counties as they stood in 1956; 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