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Election 1984 Results

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1984 US Senate election in North Carolina

Jesse Helms (Republican) beat Jim Hunt (Democrat) in North Carolina in 1984, 51.7% to 47.8%, a margin of 3.9 points and 86,280 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1978, when Jesse Helms also won.

Republicans led in 51 of the 100 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 49. The largest, Mecklenburg, cast 172,653 votes and went to the Democrat by 0.8 points. The closest was Alleghany, where 31 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 1,156,768 51.7%
Jim Hunt Democratic 1,070,488 47.8%
All other candidates 11,795 0.5%
Total2,239,051

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Mecklenburg 86,450 50.1% 85,013 49.2% 1,190 172,653 D+0.8
Wake 75,974 53.5% 65,062 45.9% 862 141,898 D+7.7
Guilford 62,021 50.0% 61,371 49.5% 558 123,950 D+0.5
Forsyth 50,961 51.0% 48,575 48.6% 424 99,960 D+2.4
Buncombe 32,611 50.6% 31,338 48.6% 478 64,427 D+2.0
Durham 40,102 63.2% 22,981 36.2% 396 63,479 D+27.0
Cumberland 30,214 53.9% 25,578 45.6% 281 56,073 D+8.3
Gaston 19,097 35.1% 35,010 64.4% 289 54,396 R+29.3
Davidson 16,434 37.2% 27,533 62.4% 186 44,153 R+25.1
Catawba 15,363 35.3% 27,914 64.2% 226 43,503 R+28.9
Alamance 15,501 40.3% 22,657 58.8% 346 38,504 R+18.6
New Hanover 17,829 47.4% 19,515 51.9% 231 37,575 R+4.5
Rowan 13,722 37.0% 23,162 62.5% 164 37,048 R+25.5
Orange 24,828 68.7% 11,139 30.8% 163 36,130 D+37.9
Randolph 11,478 32.4% 23,831 67.2% 137 35,446 R+34.9
Iredell 13,526 39.6% 20,480 59.9% 193 34,199 R+20.3
Cabarrus 11,978 36.4% 20,812 63.2% 145 32,935 R+26.8
Pitt 16,946 51.7% 15,699 47.9% 156 32,801 D+3.8
Robeson 18,936 62.3% 11,253 37.0% 201 30,390 D+25.3
Wayne 12,536 43.2% 16,251 56.0% 211 28,998 R+12.8
Burke 12,061 41.8% 16,642 57.7% 139 28,842 R+15.9
Rockingham 13,418 47.2% 14,856 52.3% 141 28,415 R+5.1
Cleveland 12,461 44.9% 15,202 54.7% 111 27,774 R+9.9
Nash 10,830 40.5% 15,800 59.1% 90 26,720 R+18.6
Henderson 10,202 38.3% 16,281 61.1% 161 26,644 R+22.8
Wilkes 9,275 34.8% 17,247 64.8% 111 26,633 R+29.9
Johnston 10,089 41.5% 14,130 58.1% 96 24,315 R+16.6
Union 9,489 39.1% 14,684 60.4% 123 24,296 R+21.4
Caldwell 9,232 38.0% 14,915 61.5% 120 24,267 R+23.4
Moore 9,363 42.0% 12,836 57.5% 117 22,316 R+15.6
Wilson 11,497 51.8% 10,595 47.7% 97 22,189 D+4.1
Surry 9,442 43.3% 12,205 56.0% 160 21,807 R+12.7
Lenoir 9,576 44.8% 11,759 55.0% 60 21,395 R+10.2
Craven 9,571 45.5% 11,355 54.0% 108 21,034 R+8.5
Edgecombe 11,845 57.4% 8,738 42.3% 67 20,650 D+15.0
Sampson 10,583 51.8% 9,802 48.0% 55 20,440 D+3.8
Onslow 8,260 40.5% 12,019 58.9% 119 20,398 R+18.4
Stanly 7,927 38.9% 12,367 60.7% 70 20,364 R+21.8
Rutherford 8,618 44.8% 10,472 54.5% 134 19,224 R+9.6
Harnett 9,064 47.3% 10,033 52.3% 71 19,168 R+5.1
Columbus 10,495 54.8% 8,549 44.7% 93 19,137 D+10.2
Halifax 10,497 55.3% 8,412 44.3% 62 18,971 D+11.0
Lincoln 7,554 40.1% 11,186 59.4% 104 18,844 R+19.3
Haywood 9,759 52.1% 8,841 47.2% 140 18,740 D+4.9
Carteret 7,565 41.1% 10,745 58.3% 116 18,426 R+17.3
Brunswick 8,264 49.2% 8,403 50.0% 128 16,795 R+0.8
Chatham 8,767 54.9% 7,108 44.6% 80 15,955 D+10.4
Beaufort 7,203 47.5% 7,907 52.1% 56 15,166 R+4.6
Watauga 7,093 48.5% 7,413 50.7% 123 14,629 R+2.2
Richmond 8,521 58.4% 5,994 41.1% 78 14,593 D+17.3
Stokes 6,197 42.5% 8,350 57.2% 46 14,593 R+14.8
Duplin 7,718 53.8% 6,607 46.0% 32 14,357 D+7.7
Vance 6,788 51.7% 6,288 47.9% 46 13,122 D+3.8
Lee 5,933 45.4% 7,030 53.8% 96 13,059 R+8.4
McDowell 5,507 44.0% 6,953 55.6% 56 12,516 R+11.6
Alexander 4,504 37.4% 7,493 62.2% 42 12,039 R+24.8
Yadkin 3,873 32.4% 8,048 67.2% 50 11,971 R+34.9
Granville 6,318 53.9% 5,378 45.9% 21 11,717 D+8.0
Davie 3,785 34.4% 7,156 65.1% 59 11,000 R+30.6
Ashe 4,802 44.0% 6,069 55.7% 33 10,904 R+11.6
Franklin 5,583 51.5% 5,208 48.1% 41 10,832 D+3.5
Transylvania 4,926 45.6% 5,802 53.7% 81 10,809 R+8.1
Jackson 5,706 53.8% 4,864 45.8% 41 10,611 D+7.9
Macon 4,524 44.2% 5,664 55.4% 45 10,233 R+11.1
Bladen 5,738 57.3% 4,220 42.1% 61 10,019 D+15.2
Person 4,668 47.1% 5,117 51.7% 117 9,902 R+4.5
Pender 4,918 52.8% 4,373 47.0% 22 9,313 D+5.9
Pasquotank 4,908 54.9% 3,975 44.5% 52 8,935 D+10.4
Northampton 5,759 65.1% 3,034 34.3% 50 8,843 D+30.8
Montgomery 4,341 49.5% 4,397 50.1% 36 8,774 R+0.6
Martin 4,863 56.2% 3,718 43.0% 73 8,654 D+13.2
Anson 5,451 63.1% 3,161 36.6% 28 8,640 D+26.5
Scotland 5,059 61.1% 3,195 38.6% 32 8,286 D+22.5
Cherokee 3,477 42.1% 4,746 57.5% 29 8,252 R+15.4
Caswell 4,627 57.4% 3,414 42.3% 26 8,067 D+15.0
Hertford 5,195 64.8% 2,766 34.5% 55 8,016 D+30.3
Yancey 4,082 51.1% 3,894 48.8% 10 7,986 D+2.4
Bertie 4,544 62.9% 2,618 36.2% 66 7,228 D+26.6
Polk 3,031 44.4% 3,657 53.6% 138 6,826 R+9.2
Dare 3,040 44.9% 3,708 54.8% 22 6,770 R+9.9
Warren 4,138 62.2% 2,486 37.4% 30 6,654 D+24.8
Mitchell 1,743 26.8% 4,724 72.6% 36 6,503 R+45.8
Madison 3,401 52.9% 3,011 46.8% 22 6,434 D+6.1
Greene 3,080 52.1% 2,811 47.6% 16 5,907 D+4.6
Avery 1,630 27.7% 4,239 72.0% 22 5,891 R+44.3
Washington 3,448 59.9% 2,296 39.9% 15 5,759 D+20.0
Hoke 3,655 65.4% 1,913 34.2% 23 5,591 D+31.2
Alleghany 2,366 50.2% 2,335 49.5% 16 4,717 D+0.7
Pamlico 2,421 52.2% 2,195 47.3% 20 4,636 D+4.9
Swain 2,464 55.4% 1,967 44.2% 20 4,451 D+11.2
Currituck 2,158 48.6% 2,275 51.2% 9 4,442 R+2.6
Chowan 2,289 53.5% 1,950 45.5% 43 4,282 D+7.9
Jones 2,147 53.1% 1,887 46.7% 8 4,042 D+6.4
Graham 1,746 43.4% 2,273 56.5% 4 4,023 R+13.1
Gates 2,459 64.1% 1,364 35.5% 14 3,837 D+28.5
Clay 1,515 42.1% 2,079 57.8% 6 3,600 R+15.7
Perquimans 1,729 52.2% 1,581 47.7% 5 3,315 D+4.5
Camden 1,203 51.8% 1,114 48.0% 5 2,322 D+3.8
Hyde 1,120 52.0% 1,028 47.7% 7 2,155 D+4.3
Tyrrell 883 56.9% 667 43.0% 1 1,551 D+13.9

Counties as they stood in 1984; 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