1964 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election

The 1964 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1964. Democratic nominee Robert W. Scott defeated Republican nominee Clifford L. Bell with 60.77% of the vote.

1964 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election

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Nominee Robert W. Scott Clifford L. Bell
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 815,994 526,727
Percentage 60.77% 39.23%

Lieutenant Governor before election

Harvey Cloyd Philpott
Democratic

Elected Lieutenant Governor

Robert W. Scott
Democratic

Primary elections

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Primary elections were held on May 30, 1964.[1]

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Results

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Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Robert W. Scott 308,992 43.85
Democratic H. Clifton Blue 255,424 36.25
Democratic John R. Jordan Jr. 140,277 19.91
Total votes 704,693 100.00
Democratic primary runoff results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Robert W. Scott 373,027 50.96
Democratic H. Clifton Blue 359,000 49.04
Total votes 732,027 100.00

Republican primary

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Candidates

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  • Clifford L. Bell, Insurance executive
  • Robert A. Flynt

Results

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Republican primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Clifford L. Bell 40,143 73.28
Republican Robert A. Flynt 14,640 26.72
Total votes 54,783 100.00

General election

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Candidates

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  • Robert W. Scott, Democratic
  • Clifford L. Bell, Republican

Results

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1964 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Robert W. Scott 815,994 60.77%
Republican Clifford L. Bell 526,727 39.23%
Majority 289,267
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "North Carolina Manual". North Carolina Secretary of State. 1964. Retrieved July 1, 2021.