1978 United States Senate election in North Carolina
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The North Carolina United States Senate election of 1978 was held on November 7, 1978 as part of the nationwide elections to the Senate. The general election was between the Republican incumbent Jesse Helms and the Democratic nominee John Ingram. Helms won re-election, by a slightly wider margin than in 1972.
Primaries
Democratic primary
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Luther H. Hodges, Jr. | 260,868 | 40.08% | |
Democratic | John Ingram | 170,715 | 26.23% | |
Democratic | Lawrence Davis | 105,381 | 16.19% | |
Democratic | McNeill Smith | 82,703 | 12.71% | |
Democratic | Dave McKnight | 9,422 | 1.45% | |
Democratic | William Griffin | 8,907 | 1.37% | |
Democratic | Tom Sawyer | 8,482 | 1.30% | |
Turnout | 650,942 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | John Ingram | 244,469 | 54.24% | +28.01% | |
Democratic | Luther H. Hodges, Jr. | 206,223 | 45.76% | +5.68% | |
Turnout | 450,692 |
Republican primary
Jesse Helms won the Republican Party's nomination unopposed.
Result
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Jesse Helms | 619,151 | 54.51% | +0.50% | |
Democratic | John Ingram | 516,663 | 45.49% | -0.50% | |
Turnout | 1,135,814 |
See also
References
- ^ a b c "North Carolina DataNet #46" (PDF). University of North Carolina. April 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 25, 2008. Retrieved June 12, 2009.