Elections / 1978 · Senate · NC
North Carolina — 1978 U.S. Senate election
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Akashic1978 · U.S. SenateNorth Carolina · U.S. SenateJesse HelmsR+9.0
Candidates
Statewide candidate totals — MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 1978 Senate returns.
- Jesse Helms✓Republican619,15154.5%
- John Randolph IngramDemocrat516,66345.5%
presidential baselinePresident 1976D+11.0Senate 1978R+9.0vs. baselineR+20.1
North Carolina's 1978 Senate race ran 20.1 points more Republican than its 1976 presidential margin.
North Carolina's Senate margins
Every contest in our store, 1978–2022
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1978 | −9.0% |
| 1980 | −0.6% |
| 1984 | −3.9% |
| 1986 | +1.8% |
| 1990 | −5.1% |
| 1992 | −4.0% |
| 1996 | −6.7% |
| 1998 | +4.1% |
| 2002 | −8.6% |
| 2004 | −4.6% |
| 2008 | +8.5% |
| 2010 | −11.8% |
| 2014 | −1.6% |
| 2016 | −5.7% |
| 2020 | −1.7% |
| 2022 | −3.2% |
Same ballot, 1978NC
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1978 US Senate returns, party-classified by literal ballot party · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.