1966 United States Senate election in North Carolina
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![]() County results Everett: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Shallcross: 50-60% 60-70% | |||||||||||||||||
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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.
Democratic primary[]
Candidates[]
- B. Everett Jordan, incumbent Senator since 1958
- Hubert E. Seymour Jr., Greensboro attorney
Results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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[]
Results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | B. Everett Jordan (incumbent) | 501,440 | 55.59% | ![]() | |
Republican | John Shallcross | 400,502 | 44.40% | ![]() | |
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[]
- ^ "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 2 Mar 2021.
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