1980 United States Senate election in North Carolina
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County results East: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Morgan: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% | |||||||||||||||||
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Elections in North Carolina |
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The 1980 United States Senate election in North Carolina was held on November 4, 1980, as part of the nationwide elections to the Senate. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Robert Morgan ran for reelection to a second term, but narrowly lost to Republican John East.
Primaries[]
Democratic[]
Robert Morgan was unopposed for the Democratic nomination.
Republican[]
John East was unopposed for the Republican nomination.
General election[]
Candidates[]
- John East (R), Professor at East Carolina University
- Robert Morgan (D), incumbent U.S. Senator
Results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | John East | 898,064 | 49.96% | +12.18% | |
Democratic | Robert Morgan (incumbent) | 887,653 | 49.38% | -12.39% | |
Libertarian | F.W. (Rick) Pasotto | 7,602 | 0.04% | N/A | |
Socialist Workers | Rebecca Finch | 4,346 | 0.02% | N/A | |
Total votes | 1,797,655 | 100.00% | N/A | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
See also[]
- 1980 United States Senate elections
References[]
Categories:
- United States Senate elections in North Carolina
- 1980 United States Senate elections
- 1980 North Carolina elections