1966_United_States_Senate_election_in_North_Carolina Knowpia

1966 United States Senate election in North Carolina
	County results; Everett: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%; Shallcross: 50–60% 60–70%
U.S. senator before election; B. Everett Jordan; Democratic	Elected U.S. Senator ; B. Everett Jordan; Democratic

The 1966 United States Senate election in North Carolina was held on November 8, 1966. Incumbent Democratic Senator B. Everett Jordan was re-elected to a second term in office over Republican businessman John Shallcross. Democrats would not win this seat again until 2008.

Democratic primary edit

Candidates edit

B. Everett Jordan, incumbent Senator since 1958
Hubert E. Seymour Jr., Greensboro attorney

Results edit

1966 Democratic Senate primary^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	B. Everett Jordan (incumbent)	445,454	79.26%
	Democratic	Hubert E. Seymour Jr.	116,548	20.74%
Total votes			562,002	100.00%

General election edit

Results edit

1966 U.S. Senate election in North Carolina^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	B. Everett Jordan (incumbent)	501,440	55.59%	5.85
	Republican	John Shallcross	400,502	44.40%	5.84
	Independent Republican	Donald Badgley (write-in)	36	0.00%	N/A
	Independent	Wade H. Shugart Jr. (write-in)	2	0.00%	N/A
Total votes			1,472,540	100.00%

Footnotes edit

^ "Our Campaigns - NC US Senate - D Primary Race - May 28, 1966".
^ "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 8, 1966" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved March 2, 2021.

[1] "Our Campaigns - NC US Senate - D Primary Race - May 28, 1966".

[2] "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 8, 1966" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved March 2, 2021.

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Summary

Democratic primary edit

Candidates edit

Results edit

General election edit

Results edit

Footnotes edit