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Election 1990 Results

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1990 US Senate election in North Carolina

Jesse Helms (Republican) beat Harvey B. Gantt (Democrat) in North Carolina in 1990, 52.5% to 47.4%, a margin of 5.1 points and 105,758 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1984, when Jesse Helms also won.

Republicans led in 70 of the 100 counties and Democrats in 30. The largest, Mecklenburg, cast 179,086 votes and went to the Democrat by 16.4 points. The closest was Perquimans, where 38 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 1,087,331 52.5%
Harvey B. Gantt Democratic 981,573 47.4%
All other candidates 681 0.0%
Total2,069,585

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Mecklenburg 104,264 58.2% 74,822 41.8% 179,086 D+16.4
Wake 85,635 56.3% 66,379 43.7% 4 152,018 D+12.7
Guilford 62,139 52.6% 56,030 47.4% 118,169 D+5.2
Forsyth 43,077 48.1% 46,477 51.9% 26 89,580 R+3.8
Durham 41,313 63.6% 23,670 36.4% 1 64,984 D+27.1
Buncombe 29,640 50.2% 29,371 49.8% 59,011 D+0.5
Cumberland 26,334 52.3% 23,905 47.4% 160 50,399 D+4.8
Gaston 16,835 36.0% 29,962 64.0% 46,797 R+28.1
Catawba 14,904 38.4% 23,743 61.2% 149 38,796 R+22.8
Davidson 12,953 34.1% 24,992 65.9% 1 37,946 R+31.7
Orange 26,997 71.5% 10,752 28.5% 23 37,772 D+43.0
Alamance 13,706 37.8% 22,546 62.2% 36,252 R+24.4
New Hanover 17,705 49.4% 18,105 50.6% 4 35,814 R+1.1
Rowan 12,812 39.5% 19,658 60.5% 32,470 R+21.1
Cabarrus 12,641 39.1% 19,627 60.7% 76 32,344 R+21.6
Pitt 15,978 50.6% 15,614 49.4% 31,592 D+1.2
Randolph 9,224 30.2% 21,351 69.8% 1 30,576 R+39.7
Iredell 12,149 40.9% 17,450 58.8% 72 29,671 R+17.9
Robeson 16,244 61.2% 10,299 38.8% 26,543 D+22.4
Union 9,098 36.5% 15,827 63.5% 24,925 R+27.0
Wayne 9,585 38.7% 15,172 61.3% 24,757 R+22.6
Burke 10,414 42.5% 14,092 57.5% 24,506 R+15.0
Cleveland 11,153 46.1% 13,028 53.9% 24,181 R+7.8
Johnston 8,011 33.3% 16,029 66.7% 24,040 R+33.4
Henderson 10,023 41.7% 13,993 58.3% 24,016 R+16.5
Rockingham 9,092 38.4% 14,556 61.5% 4 23,652 R+23.1
Nash 8,545 36.8% 14,647 63.2% 23,192 R+26.3
Moore 9,304 42.0% 12,847 58.0% 22,151 R+16.0
Caldwell 7,790 37.5% 12,955 62.4% 11 20,756 R+24.9
Wilkes 6,379 31.6% 13,822 68.4% 20,201 R+36.8
Craven 9,391 46.8% 10,680 53.2% 20,071 R+6.4
Onslow 7,515 39.0% 11,648 60.5% 93 19,256 R+21.5
Wilson 8,376 44.3% 10,519 55.7% 18,895 R+11.3
Edgecombe 10,527 56.5% 8,089 43.4% 3 18,619 D+13.1
Lincoln 7,071 38.8% 11,151 61.2% 18,222 R+22.4
Stanly 6,318 34.7% 11,881 65.3% 18,199 R+30.6
Surry 6,559 37.1% 11,103 62.9% 17,662 R+25.7
Sampson 7,916 45.3% 9,577 54.7% 17,493 R+9.5
Brunswick 7,703 45.7% 9,147 54.3% 16,850 R+8.6
Harnett 6,548 39.4% 10,065 60.6% 3 16,616 R+21.2
Rutherford 6,649 40.0% 9,954 60.0% 16,603 R+19.9
Carteret 7,005 42.6% 9,455 57.4% 1 16,461 R+14.9
Columbus 7,941 48.6% 8,389 51.4% 16,330 R+2.7
Lenoir 6,342 39.2% 9,820 60.7% 5 16,167 R+21.5
Haywood 7,722 49.6% 7,830 50.3% 3 15,555 R+0.7
Halifax 7,934 52.4% 7,218 47.6% 15,152 D+4.7
Chatham 7,945 53.0% 7,043 47.0% 14,988 D+6.0
Watauga 7,893 53.1% 6,976 46.9% 2 14,871 D+6.2
Stokes 4,827 34.4% 9,217 65.6% 14,044 R+31.3
Richmond 6,974 54.8% 5,751 45.2% 1 12,726 D+9.6
Alexander 4,524 35.9% 8,075 64.1% 12,599 R+28.2
Beaufort 4,842 38.9% 7,608 61.1% 1 12,451 R+22.2
Duplin 5,130 43.1% 6,768 56.9% 11,898 R+13.8
Franklin 5,427 45.9% 6,384 54.1% 11,811 R+8.1
Vance 5,581 49.3% 5,740 50.7% 1 11,322 R+1.4
Lee 4,428 40.6% 6,480 59.4% 10,908 R+18.8
Granville 5,331 49.8% 5,372 50.2% 6 10,709 R+0.4
Transylvania 4,813 45.9% 5,659 54.0% 4 10,476 R+8.1
Davie 3,061 29.8% 7,202 70.2% 10,263 R+40.3
McDowell 3,947 38.5% 6,308 61.5% 10,255 R+23.0
Yadkin 2,485 25.2% 7,370 74.8% 9,855 R+49.6
Ashe 3,697 38.6% 5,853 61.2% 16 9,566 R+22.5
Pender 4,499 48.1% 4,856 51.9% 9,355 R+3.8
Jackson 4,597 52.1% 4,225 47.9% 8,822 D+4.2
Macon 4,149 47.6% 4,563 52.4% 8,712 R+4.8
Person 3,219 37.6% 5,352 62.4% 8,571 R+24.9
Bladen 4,110 50.3% 4,058 49.7% 8,168 D+0.6
Yancey 3,392 41.6% 4,771 58.4% 8,163 R+16.9
Dare 3,980 50.5% 3,907 49.5% 1 7,888 D+0.9
Pasquotank 4,292 56.5% 3,310 43.5% 7,602 D+12.9
Northampton 4,534 60.1% 3,013 39.9% 7,547 D+20.2
Montgomery 3,475 46.1% 4,068 53.9% 7,543 R+7.9
Madison 3,563 47.7% 3,901 52.3% 7,464 R+4.5
Anson 4,148 57.3% 3,093 42.7% 7,241 D+14.6
Martin 3,041 42.9% 4,054 57.1% 7,095 R+14.3
Hertford 4,238 60.5% 2,769 39.5% 7,007 D+21.0
Caswell 3,531 51.6% 3,311 48.4% 6,842 D+3.2
Cherokee 2,857 42.8% 3,818 57.2% 6,675 R+14.4
Scotland 3,786 56.9% 2,866 43.1% 2 6,654 D+13.8
Warren 4,129 62.2% 2,513 37.8% 6,642 D+24.3
Bertie 3,372 58.0% 2,442 42.0% 5,814 D+16.0
Avery 1,469 26.2% 4,139 73.8% 3 5,611 R+47.6
Mitchell 1,381 25.2% 4,101 74.8% 5,482 R+49.6
Polk 2,465 45.1% 3,001 54.9% 5,466 R+9.8
Hoke 3,174 59.6% 2,154 40.4% 1 5,329 D+19.1
Greene 2,106 42.4% 2,859 57.6% 4,965 R+15.2
Pamlico 2,132 47.7% 2,336 52.3% 4,468 R+4.6
Washington 2,019 47.6% 2,223 52.4% 4,242 R+4.8
Alleghany 1,774 43.6% 2,298 56.4% 4,072 R+12.9
Chowan 1,976 51.3% 1,875 48.7% 3,851 D+2.6
Clay 1,688 44.6% 2,099 55.4% 3,787 R+10.9
Swain 1,721 46.2% 2,001 53.8% 3,722 R+7.5
Currituck 1,686 45.5% 2,022 54.5% 1 3,709 R+9.1
Graham 1,279 35.4% 2,331 64.6% 3,610 R+29.1
Jones 1,631 48.3% 1,746 51.7% 3,377 R+3.4
Perquimans 1,552 50.6% 1,514 49.4% 3,066 D+1.2
Gates 1,699 60.9% 1,089 39.0% 2 2,790 D+21.9
Camden 992 48.9% 1,035 51.1% 2,027 R+2.1
Hyde 925 51.5% 870 48.5% 1,795 D+3.1
Tyrrell 626 47.4% 695 52.6% 1,321 R+5.2

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