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Election 1978 Results

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1978 US Senate election in North Carolina

Jesse Helms (Republican) beat John Randolph Ingram (Democrat) in North Carolina in 1978, 54.5% to 45.5%, a margin of 9.0 points and 102,488 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1972, when Jesse Helms also won.

Republicans led in 64 of the 100 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 36. The largest, Mecklenburg, cast 73,231 votes and went to the Republican by 13.7 points. The closest was Cherokee, where 9 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
Jesse Helms won Republican 619,151 54.5%
John Randolph Ingram Democratic 516,663 45.5%
Total1,135,814

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Mecklenburg 31,603 43.2% 41,628 56.8% 73,231 R+13.7
Wake 28,723 41.0% 41,388 59.0% 70,111 R+18.1
Guilford 23,786 45.3% 28,687 54.7% 52,473 R+9.3
Forsyth 19,748 43.3% 25,867 56.7% 45,615 R+13.4
Buncombe 17,279 48.5% 18,326 51.5% 35,605 R+2.9
Cumberland 12,358 48.8% 12,987 51.2% 25,345 R+2.5
Durham 12,220 48.6% 12,931 51.4% 25,151 R+2.8
Catawba 9,324 38.0% 15,197 62.0% 24,521 R+24.0
Davidson 10,915 45.4% 13,109 54.6% 24,024 R+9.1
Gaston 10,292 44.0% 13,074 56.0% 23,366 R+11.9
Wilkes 9,045 43.4% 11,795 56.6% 20,840 R+13.2
Randolph 7,796 38.3% 12,583 61.7% 20,379 R+23.5
Rowan 8,015 43.0% 10,624 57.0% 18,639 R+14.0
Alamance 7,907 42.7% 10,596 57.3% 18,503 R+14.5
New Hanover 7,015 38.3% 11,295 61.7% 18,310 R+23.4
Iredell 7,210 41.5% 10,183 58.5% 17,393 R+17.1
Burke 7,742 46.8% 8,792 53.2% 16,534 R+6.4
Orange 9,523 59.8% 6,409 40.2% 15,932 D+19.5
Stanly 7,007 44.8% 8,648 55.2% 15,655 R+10.5
Rockingham 7,557 48.9% 7,884 51.1% 15,441 R+2.1
Cabarrus 6,128 39.7% 9,309 60.3% 15,437 R+20.6
Henderson 5,778 38.1% 9,389 61.9% 15,167 R+23.8
Sampson 6,423 44.0% 8,186 56.0% 14,609 R+12.1
Pitt 6,668 46.1% 7,786 53.9% 14,454 R+7.7
Lincoln 6,966 50.4% 6,852 49.6% 13,818 D+0.8
Surry 6,440 47.9% 7,009 52.1% 13,449 R+4.2
Wayne 5,134 39.1% 7,991 60.9% 13,125 R+21.8
Caldwell 5,795 45.8% 6,857 54.2% 12,652 R+8.4
Johnston 4,602 36.6% 7,958 63.4% 12,560 R+26.7
Moore 4,880 39.4% 7,499 60.6% 12,379 R+21.2
Robeson 7,296 60.0% 4,860 40.0% 12,156 D+20.0
Rutherford 6,178 51.0% 5,943 49.0% 12,121 D+1.9
Nash 3,939 33.3% 7,880 66.7% 11,819 R+33.3
Cleveland 5,600 51.6% 5,243 48.4% 10,843 D+3.3
Stokes 5,002 46.2% 5,820 53.8% 10,822 R+7.6
Union 4,800 45.1% 5,832 54.9% 10,632 R+9.7
Haywood 5,853 55.3% 4,739 44.7% 10,592 D+10.5
Lenoir 3,811 36.8% 6,534 63.2% 10,345 R+26.3
Harnett 4,126 41.0% 5,930 59.0% 10,056 R+17.9
Carteret 4,373 44.8% 5,381 55.2% 9,754 R+10.3
Brunswick 4,898 50.7% 4,762 49.3% 9,660 D+1.4
Columbus 5,610 58.3% 4,020 41.7% 9,630 D+16.5
Craven 4,407 46.3% 5,117 53.7% 9,524 R+7.5
Onslow 4,345 45.8% 5,134 54.2% 9,479 R+8.3
Wilson 3,585 38.4% 5,754 61.6% 9,339 R+23.2
Alexander 3,957 43.4% 5,163 56.6% 9,120 R+13.2
Halifax 3,645 41.1% 5,215 58.9% 8,860 R+17.7
Yadkin 3,102 35.3% 5,677 64.7% 8,779 R+29.3
McDowell 4,398 51.2% 4,192 48.8% 8,590 D+2.4
Ashe 3,824 46.7% 4,364 53.3% 8,188 R+6.6
Watauga 3,667 45.2% 4,454 54.8% 8,121 R+9.7
Richmond 5,536 68.4% 2,555 31.6% 8,091 D+36.8
Edgecombe 3,728 46.6% 4,270 53.4% 7,998 R+6.8
Jackson 4,228 54.0% 3,602 46.0% 7,830 D+8.0
Duplin 3,659 49.0% 3,805 51.0% 7,464 R+2.0
Chatham 3,634 50.6% 3,553 49.4% 7,187 D+1.1
Davie 2,509 35.8% 4,491 64.2% 7,000 R+28.3
Beaufort 3,343 48.7% 3,523 51.3% 6,866 R+2.6
Yancey 3,553 52.2% 3,254 47.8% 6,807 D+4.4
Cherokee 3,377 49.9% 3,386 50.1% 6,763 R+0.1
Macon 2,840 44.2% 3,584 55.8% 6,424 R+11.6
Granville 2,715 42.6% 3,655 57.4% 6,370 R+14.8
Transylvania 3,046 48.5% 3,234 51.5% 6,280 R+3.0
Vance 2,598 41.6% 3,653 58.4% 6,251 R+16.9
Lee 2,271 40.9% 3,276 59.1% 5,547 R+18.1
Montgomery 2,798 50.5% 2,746 49.5% 5,544 D+0.9
Franklin 2,403 43.8% 3,089 56.2% 5,492 R+12.5
Bladen 3,093 60.2% 2,047 39.8% 5,140 D+20.4
Madison 2,907 56.6% 2,233 43.4% 5,140 D+13.1
Anson 3,205 67.7% 1,526 32.3% 4,731 D+35.5
Pender 2,282 48.3% 2,441 51.7% 4,723 R+3.4
Polk 1,928 43.7% 2,479 56.3% 4,407 R+12.5
Northampton 2,614 64.7% 1,427 35.3% 4,041 D+29.4
Martin 2,040 50.8% 1,977 49.2% 4,017 D+1.6
Warren 2,167 54.3% 1,823 45.7% 3,990 D+8.6
Dare 1,899 47.8% 2,077 52.2% 3,976 R+4.5
Alleghany 1,912 49.5% 1,950 50.5% 3,862 R+1.0
Person 1,191 31.2% 2,622 68.8% 3,813 R+37.5
Pasquotank 1,950 51.9% 1,809 48.1% 3,759 D+3.8
Mitchell 1,132 30.5% 2,583 69.5% 3,715 R+39.1
Graham 1,736 46.9% 1,965 53.1% 3,701 R+6.2
Swain 1,947 56.6% 1,491 43.4% 3,438 D+13.3
Clay 1,421 42.9% 1,894 57.1% 3,315 R+14.3
Scotland 1,819 55.4% 1,466 44.6% 3,285 D+10.7
Hertford 1,875 57.7% 1,373 42.3% 3,248 D+15.5
Greene 1,402 44.3% 1,762 55.7% 3,164 R+11.4
Caswell 1,571 50.4% 1,546 49.6% 3,117 D+0.8
Jones 1,472 49.5% 1,500 50.5% 2,972 R+0.9
Bertie 1,707 59.3% 1,171 40.7% 2,878 D+18.6
Avery 790 27.6% 2,070 72.4% 2,860 R+44.8
Washington 1,733 61.8% 1,069 38.2% 2,802 D+23.7
Hoke 1,650 59.5% 1,122 40.5% 2,772 D+19.0
Pamlico 1,222 55.2% 992 44.8% 2,214 D+10.4
Currituck 1,165 56.1% 912 43.9% 2,077 D+12.2
Chowan 884 52.7% 794 47.3% 1,678 D+5.4
Gates 991 65.8% 516 34.2% 1,507 D+31.5
Perquimans 765 54.3% 643 45.7% 1,408 D+8.7
Hyde 639 50.6% 623 49.4% 1,262 D+1.3
Camden 623 58.2% 447 41.8% 1,070 D+16.4
Tyrrell 398 59.4% 272 40.6% 670 D+18.8

Counties as they stood in 1978; 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