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Election 1998 Results

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1998 US Senate election in North Carolina

John Edwards (Democrat) beat Lauch Faircloth (Republican) in North Carolina in 1998, 51.2% to 47.0%, a margin of 4.1 points and 83,294 votes.

North Carolina changed party: in 1992 it went Republican, for Lauch Faircloth.

Democrats led in 59 of the 100 counties and Republicans in 41. The largest, Wake, cast 179,208 votes and went to the Democrat by 4.3 points. The closest was Lee, where 29 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
John Edwards won Democratic 1,029,237 51.2%
Lauch Faircloth Republican 945,943 47.0%
All other candidates 36,963 1.8%
Total2,012,143

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Wake 92,252 51.5% 84,547 47.2% 2,409 179,208 D+4.3
Mecklenburg 87,171 54.2% 70,279 43.7% 3,457 160,907 D+10.5
Guilford 62,433 55.1% 49,154 43.3% 1,817 113,404 D+11.7
Forsyth 44,880 50.9% 42,054 47.7% 1,257 88,191 D+3.2
Durham 39,237 66.1% 19,379 32.7% 724 59,340 D+33.5
Buncombe 30,321 52.1% 26,902 46.2% 981 58,204 D+5.9
Cumberland 28,089 55.5% 21,773 43.0% 778 50,640 D+12.5
New Hanover 23,649 52.4% 20,330 45.1% 1,119 45,098 D+7.4
Davidson 17,933 44.3% 21,646 53.5% 882 40,461 R+9.2
Gaston 16,789 41.9% 22,249 55.5% 1,065 40,103 R+13.6
Orange 23,789 68.2% 10,519 30.2% 555 34,863 D+38.1
Catawba 13,138 39.1% 19,517 58.2% 908 33,563 R+19.0
Rowan 14,013 44.7% 16,404 52.4% 918 31,335 R+7.6
Cabarrus 14,017 45.2% 16,194 52.2% 817 31,028 R+7.0
Alamance 14,059 45.5% 16,254 52.6% 588 30,901 R+7.1
Union 12,277 42.2% 16,121 55.4% 680 29,078 R+13.2
Pitt 15,568 53.6% 13,120 45.2% 337 29,025 D+8.4
Johnston 11,075 39.1% 16,884 59.5% 396 28,355 R+20.5
Iredell 12,108 42.8% 15,458 54.6% 738 28,304 R+11.8
Henderson 10,578 38.6% 16,374 59.7% 483 27,435 R+21.1
Randolph 10,068 38.2% 15,735 59.7% 545 26,348 R+21.5
Burke 12,439 49.9% 11,898 47.7% 597 24,934 D+2.2
Rockingham 12,393 50.6% 11,517 47.1% 559 24,469 D+3.6
Wayne 10,694 44.9% 12,869 54.0% 259 23,822 R+9.1
Nash 10,374 44.4% 12,752 54.5% 253 23,379 R+10.2
Moore 10,561 45.4% 12,480 53.6% 244 23,285 R+8.2
Craven 11,878 51.5% 10,724 46.5% 473 23,075 D+5.0
Cleveland 11,927 52.1% 10,333 45.1% 628 22,888 D+7.0
Brunswick 10,680 55.6% 8,112 42.2% 427 19,219 D+13.4
Carteret 8,953 46.7% 9,759 50.9% 457 19,169 R+4.2
Onslow 9,042 48.5% 9,158 49.1% 435 18,635 R+0.6
Wilkes 7,633 41.3% 10,425 56.4% 435 18,493 R+15.1
Harnett 8,231 45.0% 9,819 53.7% 223 18,273 R+8.7
Robeson 12,448 69.4% 5,329 29.7% 170 17,947 D+39.7
Surry 8,702 48.8% 8,955 50.3% 161 17,818 R+1.4
Lincoln 8,001 46.0% 8,907 51.2% 500 17,408 R+5.2
Stanly 7,763 45.4% 8,919 52.1% 434 17,116 R+6.8
Caldwell 7,190 43.6% 8,897 54.0% 386 16,473 R+10.4
Rutherford 7,785 47.8% 8,100 49.7% 406 16,291 R+1.9
Wilson 8,296 51.0% 7,823 48.1% 140 16,259 D+2.9
Haywood 8,824 54.8% 6,994 43.4% 282 16,100 D+11.4
Chatham 9,158 58.1% 6,371 40.4% 223 15,752 D+17.7
Sampson 7,182 46.3% 8,211 53.0% 109 15,502 R+6.6
Edgecombe 10,010 66.3% 4,985 33.0% 114 15,109 D+33.3
Lenoir 7,904 52.9% 6,878 46.1% 153 14,935 D+6.9
Beaufort 6,625 50.9% 6,119 47.0% 272 13,016 D+3.9
Stokes 5,181 40.6% 7,361 57.7% 224 12,766 R+17.1
Halifax 7,959 64.3% 4,320 34.9% 103 12,382 D+29.4
Watauga 5,909 48.2% 5,953 48.5% 400 12,262 R+0.4
Columbus 7,835 64.0% 4,219 34.4% 197 12,251 D+29.5
Franklin 6,133 51.9% 5,511 46.6% 180 11,824 D+5.3
Transylvania 5,324 46.4% 5,863 51.0% 298 11,485 R+4.7
Lee 5,551 49.2% 5,580 49.5% 151 11,282 R+0.3
Duplin 6,037 54.0% 4,958 44.4% 182 11,177 D+9.7
McDowell 5,076 46.1% 5,656 51.4% 277 11,009 R+5.3
Yadkin 3,619 33.8% 6,781 63.3% 313 10,713 R+29.5
Alexander 4,621 43.9% 5,651 53.7% 248 10,520 R+9.8
Richmond 6,931 66.7% 3,249 31.3% 211 10,391 D+35.4
Macon 4,785 46.3% 5,313 51.4% 242 10,340 R+5.1
Pender 5,730 56.8% 4,168 41.3% 196 10,094 D+15.5
Granville 5,642 56.7% 4,177 42.0% 129 9,948 D+14.7
Davie 3,320 35.7% 5,752 61.9% 219 9,291 R+26.2
Dare 4,552 49.9% 4,323 47.4% 252 9,127 D+2.5
Jackson 5,059 57.7% 3,548 40.5% 163 8,770 D+17.2
Vance 5,316 61.4% 3,287 37.9% 62 8,665 D+23.4
Ashe 3,799 46.2% 4,197 51.0% 234 8,230 R+4.8
Yancey 3,988 49.5% 3,953 49.1% 112 8,053 D+0.4
Person 3,746 50.1% 3,625 48.5% 106 7,477 D+1.6
Bladen 4,779 64.4% 2,568 34.6% 71 7,418 D+29.8
Madison 4,065 55.2% 3,189 43.3% 116 7,370 D+11.9
Martin 4,294 61.2% 2,641 37.6% 80 7,015 D+23.6
Cherokee 3,055 43.9% 3,648 52.4% 260 6,963 R+8.5
Hoke 4,522 65.2% 2,240 32.3% 175 6,937 D+32.9
Polk 2,872 44.3% 3,466 53.5% 145 6,483 R+9.2
Montgomery 3,692 57.1% 2,634 40.7% 141 6,467 D+16.4
Pasquotank 3,919 61.3% 2,388 37.3% 87 6,394 D+23.9
Anson 4,142 70.0% 1,688 28.5% 88 5,918 D+41.5
Northampton 4,365 73.8% 1,513 25.6% 36 5,914 D+48.2
Caswell 3,471 59.3% 2,332 39.8% 55 5,858 D+19.4
Scotland 3,873 66.4% 1,897 32.5% 67 5,837 D+33.9
Avery 1,470 27.4% 3,621 67.5% 277 5,368 R+40.1
Hertford 3,542 70.1% 1,459 28.9% 55 5,056 D+41.2
Warren 3,297 68.6% 1,476 30.7% 31 4,804 D+37.9
Bertie 3,309 70.4% 1,354 28.8% 37 4,700 D+41.6
Washington 2,908 65.9% 1,410 32.0% 95 4,413 D+33.9
Greene 2,155 52.1% 1,947 47.0% 37 4,139 D+5.0
Mitchell 1,184 29.3% 2,767 68.5% 86 4,037 R+39.2
Pamlico 2,257 56.0% 1,679 41.6% 96 4,032 D+14.3
Alleghany 2,107 53.7% 1,723 43.9% 93 3,923 D+9.8
Currituck 1,807 46.6% 1,987 51.3% 81 3,875 R+4.6
Graham 1,502 40.8% 2,106 57.2% 71 3,679 R+16.4
Swain 1,944 52.9% 1,671 45.5% 61 3,676 D+7.4
Chowan 1,944 56.3% 1,414 40.9% 95 3,453 D+15.3
Perquimans 1,798 55.6% 1,396 43.2% 38 3,232 D+12.4
Clay 1,403 44.7% 1,672 53.3% 62 3,137 R+8.6
Jones 1,716 58.0% 1,193 40.3% 48 2,957 D+17.7
Gates 1,164 65.7% 588 33.2% 21 1,773 D+32.5
Camden 806 52.7% 699 45.7% 23 1,528 D+7.0
Hyde 882 61.2% 530 36.8% 29 1,441 D+24.4
Tyrrell 743 65.7% 375 33.2% 13 1,131 D+32.5

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