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Election 1996 Results

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1996 US Senate election in North Carolina

Jesse Helms (Republican) beat Harvey B. Gantt (Democrat) in North Carolina in 1996, 52.6% to 45.9%, a margin of 6.7 points and 171,958 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1990, when Jesse Helms also won.

Republicans led in 68 of the 100 counties and Democrats in 32. The largest, Wake, cast 224,618 votes and went to the Democrat by 2.4 points. The closest was Hyde, where 11 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 1,345,833 52.6%
Harvey B. Gantt Democratic 1,173,875 45.9%
All other candidates 36,748 1.4%
Total2,556,456

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Wake 113,606 50.6% 108,214 48.2% 2,798 224,618 D+2.4
Mecklenburg 117,387 54.5% 95,038 44.2% 2,826 215,251 D+10.4
Guilford 75,655 50.6% 71,658 47.9% 2,261 149,574 D+2.7
Forsyth 50,880 45.2% 60,077 53.3% 1,665 112,622 R+8.2
Durham 52,359 64.1% 28,413 34.8% 915 81,687 D+29.3
Buncombe 35,813 49.9% 34,648 48.3% 1,292 71,753 D+1.6
Cumberland 35,120 51.3% 32,282 47.2% 1,008 68,410 D+4.1
Gaston 20,441 35.4% 36,454 63.1% 866 57,761 R+27.7
New Hanover 25,873 47.0% 28,024 50.9% 1,166 55,063 R+3.9
Orange 32,361 67.6% 14,851 31.0% 662 47,874 D+36.6
Catawba 16,894 36.1% 29,115 62.2% 792 46,801 R+26.1
Cabarrus 15,701 37.2% 25,712 60.9% 780 42,193 R+23.7
Alamance 16,153 38.4% 25,260 60.0% 675 42,088 R+21.6
Davidson 12,844 31.2% 27,643 67.1% 736 41,223 R+35.9
Rowan 14,766 37.1% 24,155 60.7% 883 39,804 R+23.6
Pitt 18,604 47.6% 20,092 51.4% 374 39,070 R+3.8
Randolph 11,000 29.1% 26,149 69.1% 700 37,849 R+40.0
Iredell 13,845 36.8% 23,078 61.3% 714 37,637 R+24.5
Union 11,737 34.6% 21,723 64.1% 439 33,899 R+29.5
Henderson 12,837 38.2% 20,052 59.7% 673 33,562 R+21.5
Johnston 10,950 33.0% 21,888 65.9% 378 33,216 R+32.9
Wayne 11,796 39.2% 18,098 60.2% 191 30,085 R+20.9
Rockingham 11,951 40.4% 17,203 58.1% 433 29,587 R+17.8
Nash 10,906 37.5% 17,920 61.6% 257 29,083 R+24.1
Cleveland 12,874 44.5% 15,653 54.1% 401 28,928 R+9.6
Robeson 17,856 61.8% 10,742 37.2% 317 28,915 D+24.6
Burke 11,936 41.3% 16,357 56.6% 595 28,888 R+15.3
Moore 10,991 40.5% 15,800 58.3% 317 27,108 R+17.7
Craven 11,514 43.4% 14,788 55.7% 231 26,533 R+12.3
Onslow 9,818 39.7% 14,377 58.2% 511 24,706 R+18.5
Caldwell 8,409 35.4% 14,918 62.9% 400 23,727 R+27.4
Wilkes 7,326 32.5% 14,883 65.9% 364 22,573 R+33.5
Harnett 8,365 37.5% 13,687 61.4% 246 22,298 R+23.9
Brunswick 10,228 45.9% 11,559 51.9% 480 22,267 R+6.0
Wilson 9,949 45.2% 11,930 54.2% 152 22,031 R+9.0
Lincoln 8,018 37.2% 13,130 61.0% 381 21,529 R+23.7
Surry 7,870 37.6% 12,807 61.2% 264 20,941 R+23.6
Carteret 8,092 38.7% 12,392 59.3% 400 20,884 R+20.6
Haywood 9,974 48.3% 10,298 49.8% 399 20,671 R+1.6
Stanly 7,023 34.6% 12,936 63.7% 354 20,313 R+29.1
Rutherford 7,425 39.2% 11,166 58.9% 372 18,963 R+19.7
Chatham 9,846 52.0% 8,798 46.5% 287 18,931 D+5.5
Lenoir 8,282 44.2% 10,347 55.2% 99 18,728 R+11.0
Edgecombe 10,390 57.0% 7,717 42.3% 125 18,232 D+14.7
Watauga 8,858 49.0% 8,785 48.6% 418 18,061 D+0.4
Sampson 7,951 45.0% 9,593 54.3% 120 17,664 R+9.3
Columbus 8,317 49.4% 8,304 49.3% 210 16,831 D+0.1
Halifax 9,016 55.2% 7,193 44.0% 127 16,336 D+11.2
Stokes 4,823 31.1% 10,461 67.5% 212 15,496 R+36.4
Beaufort 6,078 39.4% 9,152 59.3% 193 15,423 R+19.9
Lee 6,170 41.7% 8,463 57.1% 180 14,813 R+15.5
Franklin 6,299 45.9% 7,269 53.0% 152 13,720 R+7.1
Richmond 7,168 53.3% 6,027 44.8% 250 13,445 D+8.5
Granville 6,405 48.4% 6,713 50.7% 115 13,233 R+2.3
Transylvania 5,642 44.1% 6,826 53.3% 328 12,796 R+9.3
Duplin 5,865 46.0% 6,764 53.0% 122 12,751 R+7.1
Alexander 4,276 34.1% 8,068 64.3% 194 12,538 R+30.2
McDowell 4,683 37.4% 7,618 60.8% 235 12,536 R+23.4
Davie 3,520 28.2% 8,757 70.2% 199 12,476 R+42.0
Pender 5,711 46.4% 6,394 51.9% 212 12,317 R+5.5
Yadkin 2,867 23.4% 9,175 75.0% 192 12,234 R+51.6
Vance 6,213 52.1% 5,629 47.2% 73 11,915 D+4.9
Macon 4,574 41.2% 6,257 56.4% 266 11,097 R+15.2
Dare 5,364 49.1% 5,394 49.4% 160 10,918 R+0.3
Jackson 5,743 54.1% 4,733 44.6% 145 10,621 D+9.5
Person 4,161 41.1% 5,885 58.1% 81 10,127 R+17.0
Ashe 3,829 38.7% 5,902 59.7% 152 9,883 R+21.0
Bladen 4,584 51.8% 4,180 47.2% 83 8,847 D+4.6
Martin 4,068 47.0% 4,539 52.4% 55 8,662 R+5.4
Yancey 4,036 46.8% 4,486 52.1% 95 8,617 R+5.2
Montgomery 3,775 45.5% 4,382 52.8% 147 8,304 R+7.3
Scotland 4,706 56.9% 3,458 41.8% 103 8,267 D+15.1
Caswell 4,123 50.7% 3,947 48.5% 68 8,138 D+2.2
Pasquotank 4,257 52.8% 3,702 45.9% 105 8,064 D+6.9
Cherokee 3,456 43.1% 4,475 55.8% 86 8,017 R+12.7
Anson 4,478 57.9% 3,179 41.1% 77 7,734 D+16.8
Northampton 4,850 63.9% 2,693 35.5% 49 7,592 D+28.4
Madison 3,438 48.7% 3,530 50.0% 85 7,053 R+1.3
Hertford 4,572 65.1% 2,414 34.4% 35 7,021 D+30.7
Polk 3,150 45.7% 3,626 52.6% 121 6,897 R+6.9
Warren 3,953 61.8% 2,398 37.5% 42 6,393 D+24.3
Bertie 3,887 62.3% 2,313 37.1% 37 6,237 D+25.2
Mitchell 1,575 25.5% 4,502 72.9% 99 6,176 R+47.4
Avery 1,740 28.4% 4,300 70.1% 92 6,132 R+41.7
Hoke 3,533 59.0% 2,342 39.1% 117 5,992 D+19.9
Currituck 2,243 39.7% 3,319 58.8% 85 5,647 R+19.1
Greene 2,066 39.3% 3,146 59.8% 46 5,258 R+20.5
Washington 2,602 52.6% 2,294 46.4% 50 4,946 D+6.2
Pamlico 2,251 46.2% 2,560 52.5% 63 4,874 R+6.3
Chowan 2,307 51.3% 2,092 46.5% 99 4,498 D+4.8
Alleghany 1,780 42.6% 2,335 55.8% 68 4,183 R+13.3
Perquimans 1,873 48.0% 1,985 50.9% 45 3,903 R+2.9
Swain 2,021 52.1% 1,800 46.4% 59 3,880 D+5.7
Jones 1,770 47.1% 1,953 52.0% 34 3,757 R+4.9
Clay 1,614 45.0% 1,911 53.3% 62 3,587 R+8.3
Gates 1,950 56.8% 1,462 42.6% 21 3,433 D+14.2
Graham 1,200 37.2% 1,999 61.9% 29 3,228 R+24.8
Camden 1,075 41.9% 1,451 56.5% 40 2,566 R+14.7
Hyde 989 49.7% 978 49.1% 23 1,990 D+0.6
Tyrrell 755 51.9% 688 47.3% 13 1,456 D+4.6

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