North Carolina 1978 Senate Election

John Ingram vs. Jesse Helms

Jesse Helms won the North Carolina 1978 senate election with 619,151 votes (54.5%), a margin of R+9.0.

Statewide Results

45.5%
54.5%
516,663
John Ingram (45.5%)
619,151
Jesse Helms (54.5%)
Total Votes: 1,135,814|Margin: R+9.0

County Results

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County Results (100 counties)

CountyMargin
RICHMONDD+36.8
ANSOND+35.5
GATESD+31.5
NORTHAMPTOND+29.4
WASHINGTOND+23.7
BLADEND+20.4
ROBESOND+20.0
ORANGED+19.5
HOKED+19.0
TYRRELLD+18.8
BERTIED+18.6
COLUMBUSD+16.5
CAMDEND+16.4
HERTFORDD+15.5
SWAIND+13.3
MADISOND+13.1
CURRITUCKD+12.2
SCOTLANDD+10.7
HAYWOODD+10.5
PAMLICOD+10.4
PERQUIMANSD+8.7
WARREND+8.6
JACKSOND+8.0
CHOWAND+5.4
YANCEYD+4.4
PASQUOTANKD+3.8
CLEVELANDD+3.3
MCDOWELLD+2.4
RUTHERFORDD+1.9
MARTIND+1.6
BRUNSWICKD+1.4
HYDED+1.3
CHATHAMD+1.1
MONTGOMERYD+0.9
LINCOLND+0.8
CASWELLD+0.8
CHEROKEER+0.1
JONESR+0.9
ALLEGHANYR+1.0
DUPLINR+2.0
ROCKINGHAMR+2.1
CUMBERLANDR+2.5
BEAUFORTR+2.6
DURHAMR+2.8
BUNCOMBER+2.9
TRANSYLVANIAR+3.0
PENDERR+3.4
SURRYR+4.2
DARER+4.5
GRAHAMR+6.2
BURKER+6.4
ASHER+6.6
EDGECOMBER+6.8
CRAVENR+7.5
STOKESR+7.6
PITTR+7.7
ONSLOWR+8.3
CALDWELLR+8.4
DAVIDSONR+9.1
GUILFORDR+9.3
WATAUGAR+9.7
UNIONR+9.7
CARTERETR+10.3
STANLYR+10.5
GREENER+11.4
MACONR+11.6
GASTONR+11.9
SAMPSONR+12.1
FRANKLINR+12.5
POLKR+12.5
WILKESR+13.2
ALEXANDERR+13.2
FORSYTHR+13.4
MECKLENBURGR+13.7
ROWANR+14.0
CLAYR+14.3
ALAMANCER+14.5
GRANVILLER+14.8
VANCER+16.9
IREDELLR+17.1
HALIFAXR+17.7
HARNETTR+17.9
WAKER+18.1
LEER+18.1
CABARRUSR+20.6
MOORER+21.2
WAYNER+21.8
WILSONR+23.2
NEW HANOVERR+23.4
RANDOLPHR+23.5
HENDERSONR+23.8
CATAWBAR+24.0
LENOIRR+26.3
JOHNSTONR+26.7
DAVIER+28.3
YADKINR+29.3
NASHR+33.3
PERSONR+37.5
MITCHELLR+39.1
AVERYR+44.8

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Source: Official state election returns
akashicedge.com/states/nc/senate/1978