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Election 1962 Results

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1962 US Senate election in North Carolina

Sam J. Ervin (Democrat) beat Claude L. Greene Jr. (Republican) in North Carolina in 1962, 60.4% to 39.6%, a margin of 20.9 points and 169,885 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1956, when Sam J. Ervin also won.

Democrats led in 90 of the 100 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 10. The largest, Mecklenburg, cast 56,742 votes and went to the Democrat by 8.2 points. The closest was Alexander, where 97 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 491,520 60.4%
Claude L. Greene Jr. Republican 321,635 39.6%
Total813,155

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Mecklenburg 30,700 54.1% 26,042 45.9% 56,742 D+8.2
Guilford 18,802 51.6% 17,635 48.4% 36,437 D+3.2
Buncombe 20,801 57.9% 15,142 42.1% 35,943 D+15.7
Forsyth 14,725 61.2% 9,340 38.8% 24,065 D+22.4
Gaston 15,361 64.5% 8,463 35.5% 23,824 D+29.0
Davidson 12,662 53.5% 11,010 46.5% 23,672 D+7.0
Catawba 11,555 50.6% 11,297 49.4% 22,852 D+1.1
Rowan 11,937 57.4% 8,855 42.6% 20,792 D+14.8
Wake 13,123 67.4% 6,341 32.6% 19,464 D+34.8
Cabarrus 10,406 54.2% 8,800 45.8% 19,206 D+8.4
Burke 9,835 53.8% 8,449 46.2% 18,284 D+7.6
Wilkes 8,137 44.7% 10,053 55.3% 18,190 R+10.5
Randolph 7,660 43.4% 9,990 56.6% 17,650 R+13.2
Caldwell 9,233 55.0% 7,562 45.0% 16,795 D+9.9
Stanly 7,942 48.2% 8,532 51.8% 16,474 R+3.6
Alamance 9,420 62.4% 5,679 37.6% 15,099 D+24.8
Iredell 8,780 58.2% 6,300 41.8% 15,080 D+16.4
Henderson 5,936 47.0% 6,693 53.0% 12,629 R+6.0
Lincoln 6,682 53.9% 5,712 46.1% 12,394 D+7.8
Haywood 8,175 66.6% 4,101 33.4% 12,276 D+33.2
Surry 7,055 58.1% 5,097 41.9% 12,152 D+16.1
New Hanover 8,524 71.5% 3,403 28.5% 11,927 D+42.9
Rutherford 7,701 65.3% 4,096 34.7% 11,797 D+30.6
Durham 7,999 68.6% 3,658 31.4% 11,657 D+37.2
Rockingham 8,073 70.3% 3,418 29.7% 11,491 D+40.5
Sampson 5,734 54.7% 4,743 45.3% 10,477 D+9.5
Ashe 4,799 53.1% 4,241 46.9% 9,040 D+6.2
Cleveland 6,688 74.6% 2,281 25.4% 8,969 D+49.1
Moore 4,912 56.6% 3,772 43.4% 8,684 D+13.1
Carteret 5,539 64.6% 3,033 35.4% 8,572 D+29.2
Cumberland 5,844 71.7% 2,312 28.3% 8,156 D+43.3
Yadkin 3,286 40.6% 4,816 59.4% 8,102 R+18.9
Union 6,163 76.2% 1,926 23.8% 8,089 D+52.4
Richmond 6,424 79.5% 1,654 20.5% 8,078 D+59.0
Johnston 5,750 71.4% 2,303 28.6% 8,053 D+42.8
Madison 4,970 61.8% 3,069 38.2% 8,039 D+23.6
Jackson 4,426 57.1% 3,325 42.9% 7,751 D+14.2
McDowell 4,736 61.6% 2,952 38.4% 7,688 D+23.2
Stokes 4,195 55.6% 3,344 44.4% 7,539 D+11.3
Cherokee 3,697 49.2% 3,819 50.8% 7,516 R+1.6
Watauga 3,403 46.3% 3,944 53.7% 7,347 R+7.4
Alexander 3,645 50.7% 3,548 49.3% 7,193 D+1.3
Columbus 5,709 85.2% 993 14.8% 6,702 D+70.4
Montgomery 3,640 55.5% 2,922 44.5% 6,562 D+10.9
Transylvania 3,622 55.6% 2,893 44.4% 6,515 D+11.2
Yancey 3,694 57.3% 2,754 42.7% 6,448 D+14.6
Davie 2,719 42.9% 3,614 57.1% 6,333 R+14.1
Macon 3,568 56.9% 2,699 43.1% 6,267 D+13.9
Brunswick 3,633 61.4% 2,281 38.6% 5,914 D+22.9
Orange 3,886 68.2% 1,814 31.8% 5,700 D+36.4
Chatham 3,337 63.2% 1,943 36.8% 5,280 D+26.4
Harnett 3,805 72.3% 1,456 27.7% 5,261 D+44.6
Polk 2,817 54.7% 2,336 45.3% 5,153 D+9.3
Lenoir 3,541 73.9% 1,251 26.1% 4,792 D+47.8
Wayne 3,678 79.7% 935 20.3% 4,613 D+59.5
Duplin 3,534 77.3% 1,035 22.7% 4,569 D+54.7
Anson 3,783 84.2% 712 15.8% 4,495 D+68.3
Pitt 3,761 86.7% 578 13.3% 4,339 D+73.4
Avery 1,437 33.7% 2,824 66.3% 4,261 R+32.6
Vance 3,633 87.0% 542 13.0% 4,175 D+74.0
Robeson 3,775 92.0% 329 8.0% 4,104 D+84.0
Mitchell 1,485 37.3% 2,498 62.7% 3,983 R+25.4
Onslow 2,900 77.7% 833 22.3% 3,733 D+55.4
Craven 2,941 79.0% 782 21.0% 3,723 D+58.0
Alleghany 2,210 60.9% 1,417 39.1% 3,627 D+21.9
Lee 2,666 75.7% 855 24.3% 3,521 D+51.4
Swain 2,032 58.1% 1,463 41.9% 3,495 D+16.3
Nash 2,802 84.4% 517 15.6% 3,319 D+68.8
Halifax 2,845 90.7% 293 9.3% 3,138 D+81.3
Graham 1,668 53.9% 1,429 46.1% 3,097 D+7.7
Clay 1,546 52.7% 1,385 47.3% 2,931 D+5.5
Edgecombe 2,309 88.3% 306 11.7% 2,615 D+76.6
Bladen 2,183 86.7% 335 13.3% 2,518 D+73.4
Wilson 2,046 85.0% 362 15.0% 2,408 D+69.9
Pasquotank 1,844 83.6% 361 16.4% 2,205 D+67.3
Beaufort 1,893 86.8% 287 13.2% 2,180 D+73.7
Northampton 1,886 94.0% 121 6.0% 2,007 D+87.9
Pamlico 1,454 72.6% 548 27.4% 2,002 D+45.3
Granville 1,693 86.2% 271 13.8% 1,964 D+72.4
Martin 1,544 83.4% 308 16.6% 1,852 D+66.7
Franklin 1,644 88.9% 206 11.1% 1,850 D+77.7
Caswell 1,395 80.3% 343 19.7% 1,738 D+60.5
Pender 1,410 84.8% 253 15.2% 1,663 D+69.6
Dare 1,324 80.7% 317 19.3% 1,641 D+61.4
Scotland 1,210 88.1% 164 11.9% 1,374 D+76.1
Bertie 1,238 93.8% 82 6.2% 1,320 D+87.6
Hoke 1,147 91.5% 106 8.5% 1,253 D+83.1
Person 1,037 82.8% 215 17.2% 1,252 D+65.7
Warren 1,092 91.0% 108 9.0% 1,200 D+82.0
Hertford 1,091 94.5% 64 5.5% 1,155 D+88.9
Jones 939 88.9% 117 11.1% 1,056 D+77.8
Greene 979 93.3% 70 6.7% 1,049 D+86.7
Washington 682 79.9% 172 20.1% 854 D+59.7
Chowan 702 90.1% 77 9.9% 779 D+80.2
Currituck 624 94.8% 34 5.2% 658 D+89.7
Hyde 409 80.0% 102 20.0% 511 D+60.1
Perquimans 446 87.8% 62 12.2% 508 D+75.6
Tyrrell 429 88.6% 55 11.4% 484 D+77.3
Gates 416 94.5% 24 5.5% 440 D+89.1
Camden 352 91.7% 32 8.3% 384 D+83.3

Counties as they stood in 1962; 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