United States Senate election in North Carolina, 1990
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The North Carolina United States Senate election of 1990 was held on 6 November 1990 as part of the nation-wide elections to the Senate. The general election was fought between the Republican incumbent Jesse Helms and the Democratic nominee Mayor of Charlotte Harvey Gantt. Helms won re-election to a fourth term by a slightly wider margin than the close election in 1984.
Helms drew controversy for airing what became known as the "Hands" ad. It showed a pair of white hands with the voiceover saying You wanted this job, but because of a law they had to give it to a minority. The ad prompted allegations of racism.[1]
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[edit] Primaries
[edit] Republican primary
| 1990 North Carolina U.S. Senate Republican primary election[2] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Jesse Helms (incumbent) | 157,345 | 84.32 | -6.33 | |
| Republican | L. C. Nixon | 15,355 | 8.23 | N/A | |
| Republican | George Wimbish | 13,895 | 7.45 | -1.90 | |
| Turnout | 186,595 | ||||
[edit] Democratic primary
| 1990 North Carolina U.S. Senate Democratic primary election – First round[2] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Harvey Gantt | 260,179 | 37.52 | N/A | |
| Democratic | Mike Easley | 209,934 | 30.27 | N/A | |
| Democratic | John Ingram | 120,990 | 17.45 | -8.78 | |
| Democratic | R. P. Thomas | 82,883 | 11.95 | N/A | |
| Democratic | Lloyd Gardner | 11,528 | 1.66 | N/A | |
| Democratic | Robert Hannan | 7,982 | 1.15 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 693,496 | ||||
| 1990 North Carolina U.S. Senate Democratic primary election – Second round[2] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Harvey Gantt | 273,567 | 56.89 | +19.37 | |
| Democratic | Mike Easley | 207,283 | 43.11 | +12.84 | |
| Turnout | 480,850 | ||||
[edit] Results
| 1990 North Carolina U.S. Senate election[2] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Jesse Helms (incumbent) | 1,089,012 | 52.58 | +0.92 | |
| Democratic | Harvey Gantt | 981,573 | 47.39 | -0.42 | |
| Socialist Workers | Rich Stuart | 681 | 0.03 | -0.08 | |
| Turnout | 2,071,266 | ||||
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ http://www.thenation.com/blog/169138/apparently-real-racists-are%E2%80%A6-anti-racists#
- ^ a b c d "North Carolina DataNet #46". University of North Carolina. April 2008. Retrieved 2009-06-12.
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