1974 United States Senate election in North Carolina
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 County results Morgan: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Stevens: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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The North Carolina United States Senate election of 1974 was held on November 5, 1974 as part of the nationwide elections to the Senate. Incumbent Democrat, Sam Ervin, chose to retire. The general election was fought between the Democratic nominee Robert Morgan and the Republican nominee William Stevens.
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Nick Galifianakis, U.S. Representative from Durham and 1972 senate nominee
- James Johnson
- Robert Burren Morgan, Attorney General of North Carolina
- Henry Wilson
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Robert Burren Morgan | 294,986 | 50.40% | |
| Democratic | Nick Galifianakis | 189,815 | 32.43% | |
| Democratic | Henry Wilson | 67,247 | 11.49% | |
| Democratic | James Johnson | 6,138 | 1.05% | |
| Democratic | Others | 27,140 | 4.64% | |
| Total votes | 585,326 | 100.00% | ||
Republican primary
Candidates
- William Stevens
- B. E. Sweatt
- Wood Hall Young
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | William Stevens | 62,419 | 65.12% | |
| Republican | Wood Hall Young | 26,918 | 28.08% | |
| Republican | B. E. Sweatt | 6,520 | 6.80% | |
| Total votes | 95,857 | 100.00% | ||
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Robert Morgan | 633,647 | 61.56% |  1.00
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| Republican | William Stevens | 386,720 | 37.57% |  1.87
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| Other | 8,974 | 0.87% | N/A | ||
| Total votes | 1,029,341 | 100.00% | N/A | ||
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See also
References
- ^ a b c "North Carolina DataNet #46" (PDF). University of North Carolina. April 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-07-25. Retrieved 2009-06-12.
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