1984 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election

1984 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election

November 6, 1984

Nominee Robert B. Jordan John H. Carrington Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,149,214 990,728 Percentage 53.70% 46.30%

County results Jordan:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Carrington:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Lieutenant Governor before election James C. Green Democratic Elected Lieutenant Governor Robert B. Jordan Democratic

The 1984 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1984. Democratic nominee Robert B. Jordan defeated Republican nominee John H. Carrington with 53.70% of the vote.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on May 8, 1984.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Robert B. Jordan, State Senator
• Carl J. Stewart Jr., former Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives
• Stephen S. Miller

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert B. Jordan	450,487	51.13
	Democratic	Carl J. Stewart Jr.	393,018	44.61
	Democratic	Stephen S. Miller	37,573	4.26
Total votes			881,078	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

• John H. Carrington, businessman
• Frank Jordan
• William S. Hiatt, former State Representative
• Barbara S. Perry
• Erick P. Little

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frank Jordan	40,257	30.80
	Republican	John H. Carrington	35,106	26.86
	Republican	William S. Hiatt	27,600	21.11
	Republican	Barbara S. Perry	24,355	18.63
	Republican	Erick P. Little	3,406	2.61
Total votes			130,724	100.00

Republican primary runoff results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John H. Carrington	23,648	57.47
	Republican	Frank Jordan	17,502	42.53
Total votes			41,150	100.00

General election

Candidates

• Robert B. Jordan, Democratic
• John H. Carrington, Republican

Results

1984 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Robert B. Jordan	1,149,214	53.70%
	Republican	John H. Carrington	990,728	46.30%
Majority			158,486
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing