Electoral history of Jesse Helms
Appearance
The electoral history of Jesse Helms begins with his election to Raleigh City Council. However, most of the elections in which he was involved were to the United States Senate. Five consecutive victories gave Senator Helms a thirty-year Senate career.
Raleigh City Council
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United States Senate
1972 election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Jesse Helms | 92,496 | 60.13 | N/A | |
Republican | James Johnson | 45,303 | 29.45 | N/A | |
Republican | William Booe | 16,032 | 10.42 | N/A | |
Turnout | 153,831 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Jesse Helms | 795,247 | 54.01 | +9.61 | |
Democratic | Nick Galifianakis | 677,293 | 45.99 | −9.60 | |
Turnout | 1,472,540 |
1978 election
Helms won the Republican Party's nomination unopposed.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Jesse Helms | 619,151 | 54.51 | +0.50 | |
Democratic | John Ingram | 516,663 | 45.49 | −0.50 | |
Turnout | 1,135,814 |
1984 election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Jesse Helms | 134,675 | 90.65 | N/A | |
Republican | George Wimbish | 13,799 | 9.35 | N/A | |
Turnout | 148,574 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Jesse Helms | 1,156,768 | 51.66 | −2.85 | |
Democratic | Jim Hunt | 1,070,488 | 47.81 | +2.32 | |
Libertarian | Bobby Emory | 9,302 | 0.42 | N/A | |
Socialist Workers | Kate Daher | 2,493 | 0.11 | N/A | |
Turnout | 2,239,051 |
1990 election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Jesse Helms | 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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Jesse Helms | 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 |
1996 election
Helms won the Republican Party's nomination unopposed.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Jesse Helms | 1,436,638 | 55.89 | +3.31 | |
Democratic | Harvey Gantt | 1,097,053 | 42.68 | −4.71 | |
Libertarian | Ray Ubinger | 25,396 | 0.99 | N/A | |
Natural Law | Victor Pardo | 11,209 | 0.44 | N/A | |
Turnout | 2,570,439 |
Vice President of the United States
Helms ran for the Republican Party's nomination for Vice President a number of times. However, he always withdrew his nomination before the party national convention. Nonetheless, two 'Draft Helms' movements have led to him winning a number of unsolicited delegates at the convention, placing him second (in a one-horse race) both times.
1976 Republican National Convention
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Bob Dole | 1,921 | 89.10 | ||
Republican | Jesse Helms | 103 | 4.78 | N/A | |
Republican | Ronald Reagan | 27 | 1.25 | ||
Republican | Others | 105 | 4.87 | N/A | |
Turnout | 2,156 |
1980 Republican National Convention
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | George H. W. Bush | 1,832 | 93.33 | +93.29 | |
Republican | Jesse Helms | 54 | 2.75 | −2.03 | |
Republican | Jack Kemp | 42 | 2.14 | N/A | |
Republican | Others | 35 | 1.78 | N/A | |
Turnout | 1,963 |
Footnotes
- ^ a b c d e f g h "North Carolina DataNet #46" (PDF). University of North Carolina. April 2008. Retrieved 2009-06-12.[permanent dead link]