1972 United States Senate election in North Carolina
Nominee
Jesse Helms
Nick Galifianakis
Party
Republican
Democratic
Popular vote
795,247
677,293
Percentage
54.0%
46.0%
County resultsHelms: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%Galifianakis: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
U.S. senator before election
B. Everett Jordan
Democratic
Elected U.S. Senator
Jesse Helms
Republican
The North Carolina United States Senate election of 1972 was held on 7 November 1972 as part of the nationwide elections to the Senate , and coinciding with the 1972 presidential election . The general election was fought between the Republican nominee Jesse Helms and the Democratic nominee Rep. Nick Galifianakis . Helms won the election, becoming the first Republican to win a Senate seat in North Carolina in the twentieth century.
Three-term Representative Nick Galifianakis defeated two-term incumbent Senator B. Everett Jordan in the second ballot in the Democratic primary. Galifianakis was seen as an anti-establishment liberal in North Carolina,[1] [2] although an opponent of busing .
Democratic primary [ ]
Candidates [ ]
J. R. Brown
Nick Galifianakis , U.S. Representative from Durham
Eugene Grace
B. Everett Jordan , incumbent Senator since 1958
Results [ ]
Runoff [ ]
Republican primary [ ]
Candidates [ ]
William Booe, former member of the Charlotte School Board
Jesse Helms , WRAL-TV executive and commentator and former Democratic member of the Raleigh City Council
James Johnson, State Representative from Greensboro
Results [ ]
General election [ ]
Results [ ]
[ ]
^ Hunter, Marjorie (5 June 1972). "Defeat of Jordan by Rep. Galifianakis In Carolina is Linked to 'New Politics' ". The New York Times . p. 26.
^ Hunter, Marjorie (28 October 1972). "Major Races in North Carolina Seem Close". The New York Times . p. 14.
^ a b c d "North Carolina DataNet #46" (PDF) . University of North Carolina . April 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-07-25. Retrieved 2009-06-12 .
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