United States Senate election in North Carolina, 1974
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The North Carolina United States Senate election of 1974 was held on 5 November 1974 as part of the nationwide elections to the Senate. The general election was fought between the Democratic nominee Robert Morgan and the Republican nominee William Stevens. The seat had been vacated by Democrat Sam Ervin.
Result
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Robert Morgan | 633,647 | 61.56 | +1.00 | |
Republican | William Stevens | 386,720 | 37.57 | -1.87 | |
Other | 8,974 | 0.87 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,029,341 |
Primaries
Democratic primary
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Robert Morgan | 294,986 | 50.40 | N/A | |
Democratic | Nick Galifianakis | 189,815 | 32.43 | N/A | |
Democratic | Henry Wilson | 67,247 | 11.49 | N/A | |
Democratic | James Johnson | 6,138 | 1.05 | N/A | |
Democratic | Others | 27,140 | 4.64 | N/A | |
Turnout | 585,326 |
Republican primary
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | William Stevens | 62,419 | 65.12 | N/A | |
Republican | Wood Hall Young | 26,918 | 28.08 | N/A | |
Republican | B. E. Sweatt | 6,520 | 6.80 | N/A | |
Turnout | 95,857 |
Footnotes
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