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1968 United States Senate election in North Carolina

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FieldValue
election_name1968 United States Senate election in North Carolina
countryNorth Carolina
typepresidential
ongoingno
previous_election1962 United States Senate election in North Carolina
previous_year1962
next_election1974 United States Senate election in North Carolina
next_year1974
flag_year1885
election_dateNovember 5, 1968
image_size150x150px
image1Sam Ervin.jpg
nominee1**Sam Ervin**
party1Democratic Party (United States)
popular_vote1**870,406**
percentage1**60.56%**
image23x4.svg
nominee2Robert Somers
party2Republican Party (United States)
popular_vote2566,834
percentage239.44%
map_image1968 United States Senate election in North Carolina results map by county.svg
map_size325px
map_captionCounty results
**Ervin**:
**Somers**:
titleU.S. Senator
before_electionSam Ervin
before_partyDemocratic Party (United States)
after_electionSam Ervin
after_partyDemocratic Party (United States)

Ervin:
Somers:
The North Carolina United States Senate election of 1968 was held on November 5, 1968 as part of the nationwide elections to the Senate. The general election was fought between the Democratic incumbent Sam Ervin and the Republican nominee Robert Somers. Ervin won re-election to a third full term, with over 60% of the vote. This was the last time any incumbent was re-elected in this seat until 2010. To date, this is also the last time a Democrat was re-elected as a senator in North Carolina.

This is the last time that a U.S. Senate candidate was elected in North Carolina at the same time that a presidential candidate of a different political party won the state.

Primaries

Democratic primary

22.2% of the voting age population participated in the Democratic primary.

Republican primary

4.6% of the voting age population participated in the Republican primary.

General election

The general election was held on November 5, 1968.

References

Works cited

References

  1. (October 13, 2018). "1968 Senatorial General Election Results - North Carolina".
  2. Craver, Richard. (November 3, 2010). ""Burr 'breaks curse' with re-election win"". [[Winston-Salem Journal]].
  3. "U.S. Senate: States in the Senate {{!}} North Carolina Senators".
  4. "Our Campaigns - NC US Senate - D Primary Race - May 04, 1968".
  5. (1969). "North Carolina Manual 1969". N.C. Department of the Secretary of State.
  6. "Our Campaigns - NC US Senate - R Runoff Race - Jun 01, 1968".
  7. Wicker, Tom. (November 5, 1968). "Nation Will Vote Today: Close Presidential Race Predicted in Late Polls". The New York Times.
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