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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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.
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Nick Galifianakis, U.S. Representative from Durham and 1972 senate nominee
- James Johnson
- 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 | ||
| Democratic hold | |||||
See also
- United States Senate elections, 1974 and 1975
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.
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