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1992 United States Senate election in North Carolina

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Field	Value
election_name	1992 United States Senate election in North Carolina
country	North Carolina
type	presidential
ongoing	no
previous_election	1986 United States Senate elections in North Carolina
previous_year	1986
next_election	1998 United States Senate election in North Carolina
next_year	1998
election_date	November 3, 1992
image_size	150x150px
image1	Lauch Faircloth.jpg
nominee1	Lauch Faircloth
party1	Republican Party (United States)
popular_vote1	1,297,892
percentage1	50.35%
image2	Terry Sanford.jpg
nominee2	Terry Sanford
party2	Democratic Party (United States)
popular_vote2	1,194,015
percentage2	46.32%
map_image	1992 United States Senate election in North Carolina results map by county.svg
map_size	325px
map_caption	County results
Faircloth:
Sanford:
*Tie:*
title	U.S. Senator
before_election	Terry Sanford
before_party	Democratic Party (United States)
after_election	Lauch Faircloth
after_party	Republican Party (United States)

Faircloth:
Sanford:
Tie: The 1992 United States Senate election in North Carolina was held on November 3, 1992 as part of the nationwide elections to the Senate. Incumbent Democrat Terry Sanford lost re-election for a second term to Republican Lauch Faircloth, the former North Carolina Secretary of Commerce. This was the fourth election in a row where the incumbent was defeated.

Background

Eventual victor Lauch Faircloth had formerly been an ally of incumbent Terry Sanford. Although Sanford had helped Faircloth raise money for his failed gubernatorial bid in 1984, he angered Faircloth two years later when he allegedly dismissed Faircloth's chances in a statewide contest if the two ran against each other for the Democratic nomination for the Senate. Faircloth withdrew from the 1986 race after Sanford "blindsided" him by announcing his candidacy.

Party primaries

Democratic

Incumbent Senator Terry Sanford was unopposed for the Democratic nomination.

Republican

In 1990, after 40 years as a Democrat, Faircloth switched his party registration and began preparations to seek the Republican Senate nomination in 1992. Enjoying the support of Senator Jesse Helms's political organization, Faircloth defeated Charlotte mayor Sue Myrick and former congressman Walter E. Johnston, III in the primary. {{Election box begin no change

General election

Candidates

Bobby Yates Emory (L)
Lauch Faircloth (R), former State Secretary of Commerce under Governor Jim Hunt
Terry Sanford (D), incumbent U.S. Senator

Faircloth attacked Sanford as a tax-and-spend liberal, and despite a poor performance in a September televised debate, Faircloth won the seat by a 103,877-vote margin. Sanford may have been weakened by his unpopular vote against authorizing military force in the Persian Gulf War, and he suffered health problems in the summer of 1992.

Results

References

Howard E. Covington, Jr. and Marion A. Ellis, ''Terry Sanford: Politics, Progress, and Outrageous Ambitions''. Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 1999, 489
[[Rob Christensen]]. ''[[The Paradox of Tar Heel Politics]]''. pp. 280-281.
"Prospects Looking Up For 7 Southern Senators (Published 1992)".
(April 2008). "North Carolina DataNet #46". [[University of North Carolina]].

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