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1972 United States Senate election in North Carolina

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Field	Value
election_name	1972 United States Senate election in North Carolina
country	North Carolina
type	presidential
ongoing	no
previous_election	1966 United States Senate election in North Carolina
previous_year	1966
flag_year	1885
next_election	1978 United States Senate election in North Carolina
next_year	1978
election_date	November 7, 1972
image1	File:Jesse Helms.jpg
image_size	150x150px
nominee1	Jesse Helms
party1	Republican Party (United States)
popular_vote1	795,247
percentage1	54.01%
image2	File:Nick Galifianakis.jpg
nominee2	Nick Galifianakis
party2	Democratic Party (United States)
popular_vote2	677,293
percentage2	45.99%
map_image	1972 United States Senate election in North Carolina results map by county.svg
map_size	325px
map_caption	County results
Helms:
Galifianakis:
title	U.S. Senator
before_election	B. Everett Jordan
before_party	Democratic Party (United States)
after_election	Jesse Helms
after_party	Republican Party (United States)

Helms:
Galifianakis:
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 since 1897, and the first to hold this seat since 1871.

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, although an opponent of busing. This was the first time ever that a Republican won a full term to this Senate seat in North Carolina.

Democratic primary

Candidates

J. R. Brown
Nick Galifianakis, U.S. Representative from Durham
Eugene Grace
B. Everett Jordan, incumbent Senator since 1958

22% of the voting age population participated in the Democratic primary.

Results

Runoff

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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

4.4% of the voting age population participated in the Republican primary.

Results

General election

Results

References

Works cited

References

Hunter, Marjorie. (5 June 1972). "Defeat of Jordan by Rep. Galifianakis In Carolina is Linked to 'New Politics'". [[The New York Times]].
Hunter, Marjorie. (28 October 1972). "Major Races in North Carolina Seem Close". [[The New York Times]].
(April 2008). "North Carolina DataNet #46". [[University of North Carolina]].

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