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 contested between the Democratic nominee Robert Morgan and the Republican nominee William Stevens.
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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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Democratic primary
editCandidates
edit- Nick Galifianakis, U.S. Representative from Durham and 1972 senate nominee
- James Johnson
- Robert Burren Morgan, Attorney General of North Carolina
- Henry Wilson
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
editCandidates
edit- William Stevens
- B. E. Sweatt
- Wood Hall Young
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
editResults
edit| 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 | ||
| Democratic hold | |||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.