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  Senate Class II - History
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Established January 03, 1790
Disbanded Still Active
Last ModifiedRP July 31, 2019 05:54pm
DescriptionAll ballots in the legislature for this seat are complete for 1804-1858 and 1883-1894.

Chosen by popular vote beginning with 1918. The Democratic Party held primaries for the seat in 1900 and 1912.

Vacancy Rules: Governor appoints a replacement that serves until next statewide general election.

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Date Type Results
Nov 03, 2026 General Election
  Democratic Primary Winner
0
0.00% 		  Republican Primary Winner
0
0.00%
Nov 03, 2020 General Election
 Thomas "Thom" Tillis(I)
2,665,598
48.69% 		 J. Calvin "Cal" Cunningham
2,569,965
46.94% 		 Shannon Bray
171,571
3.13% 		 Kevin E. Hayes
67,818
1.24%
Nov 04, 2014 General Election
 Thomas "Thom" Tillis
1,423,259
48.82% 		 Kay Hagan(I)
1,377,651
47.26% 		 Sean Haugh
109,100
3.74% 		  Write-In (W)
4,307
0.15% 		 John W. Rhodes (W)
621
0.02% 		 David Waddell (W)
201
0.01% 		 Barry Gurney (W)
142
0.00%
Nov 04, 2008 General Election
 Kay Hagan
2,249,311
52.65% 		 Elizabeth H. Dole(I)
1,887,510
44.18% 		 Christopher S. Cole
133,430
3.12% 		  Others (W)
1,679
0.04% 		 Walker F. Rucker (W)
12
0.00%
Nov 05, 2002 General Election
 Elizabeth H. Dole
1,248,664
53.56% 		 Erskine Bowles
1,047,983
44.96% 		 Sean Haugh
33,807
1.45% 		 Paul G. DeLaney (W)
727
0.03%
Nov 05, 1996 General Election
 Jesse A. Helms(I)
1,345,833
52.64% 		 Harvey B. Gantt
1,173,875
45.92% 		 Raymond C. "Ray" Ubinger
25,396
0.99% 		 J. Victor Pardo
11,209
0.44% 		 Marlene Karen Kopperud (W)
143
0.01%
Nov 06, 1990 General Election
 Jesse A. Helms(I)
1,087,331
52.54% 		 Harvey B. Gantt
981,573
47.43% 		 Rich Stuart (W)
681
0.03%
Nov 06, 1984 General Election
 Jesse A. Helms(I)
1,156,768
51.66% 		 James B. "Jim" Hunt, Jr.
1,070,488
47.81% 		 Bobby Yates Emory
9,302
0.42% 		 Kate Daher
2,493
0.11% 		  Others (W)
37
0.00%
Nov 07, 1978 General Election
 Jesse A. Helms(I)
619,151
54.50% 		 John R. Ingram
516,663
45.48% 		 Luther H. Hodges Jr. (W)
128
0.01% 		  Others (W)
128
0.01% 		 J. McNeill Smith Jr. (W)
35
0.00% 		 E. Lawrence Davis III (W)
18
0.00% 		 William I. "Bill" Sherwood (W)
14
0.00%
Nov 07, 1972 General Election
 Jesse A. Helms
795,248
54.01% 		 Nick Galifianakis
677,293
45.99%
Nov 08, 1966 General Election
 B. Everett Jordan(I)
501,440
55.59% 		 John S. Shallcross
400,502
44.40% 		 Donald Badgley (W)
36
0.00% 		 Wade H. Shugart Jr. (W)
2
0.00%
Nov 08, 1960 General Election
 B. Everett Jordan(I)
793,521
61.44% 		 R. Kyle Hayes
497,964
38.56%
Nov 04, 1958 Special Election
 B. Everett Jordan(I)
431,492
69.99% 		 Richard C. Clarke Jr.
184,977
30.01%
Apr 19, 1958 Appointment
 B. Everett Jordan
1
100.00%
Nov 02, 1954 General Election
 W. Kerr Scott(I)
408,312
65.90% 		 Paul C. West
211,322
34.10% 		  Others (W)
4
0.00%
Nov 02, 1954 Special Election
 W. Kerr Scott
402,268
100.00% 		 Paul C. West (W)
8
0.00% 		  Others (W)
7
0.00%
Jul 10, 1953 Appointment
 Alton A. Lennon
1
100.00%
Nov 07, 1950 Special Election
 Willis Smith
364,912
66.97% 		 Edwin L. Gavin
177,753
32.62% 		 Frank Porter Graham(I) (W)
2,259
0.41%
Mar 29, 1949 Appointment
 Frank Porter Graham
1
100.00%
Nov 02, 1948 General Election
 J. Melville Broughton(I)
540,762
70.73% 		 John A. Wilkinson
220,307
28.81% 		 William T. Brown
3,490
0.46% 		 William B. Umstead(I) (W)
1
0.00%
Nov 02, 1948 Special Election
 J. Melville Broughton
534,917
100.00% 		 John A. Wilkinson (W)
6
0.00% 		 William B. Umstead(I) (W)
1
0.00%
Dec 18, 1946 Appointment
 William B. Umstead
1
100.00%
Nov 03, 1942 General Election
 J. William Bailey(I)
230,427
65.91% 		 Samuel J. Morris
119,165
34.09%
Nov 03, 1936 General Election
 J. William Bailey(I)
564,088
70.77% 		 Frank C. Patton
233,000
29.23%
Nov 04, 1930 General Election
 J. William Bailey
324,393
60.62% 		 George M. Pritchard
210,761
39.38% 		  Others (W)
5
0.00%
Nov 04, 1924 General Election
 Furnifold M. Simmons(I)
295,404
61.57% 		 A.A. Whitener
184,393
38.43%
Nov 05, 1918 General Election
 Furnifold M. Simmons(I)
143,519
60.50% 		 John M. Morehead II
93,707
39.50%
Jan 22, 1913 General Election
 Furnifold M. Simmons(I)
144
88.34% 		 Cyrus Thompson
19
11.66%
Jan 22, 1907 General Election
 Furnifold M. Simmons(I)
116
81.69% 		 Spencer B. Adams
24
16.90% 		 James J. Britt
2
1.41%
Jan 23, 1901 General Election
 Furnifold M. Simmons
124
82.67% 		 Richmond Pearson
26
17.33%
Jan 23, 1895 General Election
 Marion Butler
117
72.22% 		 Thomas W. Mason
45
27.78%
Jan 22, 1889 General Election
 Matt W. Ransom(I)
113
70.62% 		 Oliver H. Dockery
47
29.38%
Jan 16, 1883 General Election
 Matt W. Ransom(I)
108
69.68% 		 William J. Johnston
47
30.32%
Nov 28, 1876 General Election
 Matt W. Ransom(I)
120
75.47% 		 Oliver H. Dockery
39
24.53%
Jan 30, 1872 Special Election
 Matt W. Ransom
101
78.91% 		  Write-In (W)
27
21.09%
Nov 30, 1870 General Election
 Zebulon B. Vance
94
61.84% 		 Joseph C. Abbott(I)
44
28.95% 		  Write-In (W)
5
3.29% 		 Matt W. Ransom
4
2.63% 		 Edward J. Warren
3
1.97% 		 Augustus S. Merrimon
2
1.32%
Jul 14, 1868 General Election
 Joseph C. Abbott
104
77.61% 		 Matthias E. Manly
28
20.90% 		  Write-In (W)
2
1.49%
Dec 04, 1865 General Election
 William A. Graham
138
89.61% 		 Nathaniel Boyden
9
5.84% 		 Robert P. Dick
6
3.90% 		 Bedford Brown
1
0.65%
Nov 23, 1858 General Election
 Thomas Bragg Jr.
113
67.26% 		 George E. Badger
26
15.48% 		 David Outlaw
13
7.74% 		  Scattering
8
4.76% 		 Richard S. Donnell
8
4.76%
Nov 24, 1854 General Election
 David S. Reid
88
15.20% 		 James C. Dobbin
80
13.82% 		 Kenneth Rayner
79
13.64% 		 Nicholas W. Woodfin
76
13.13% 		 Daniel M. Barringer
65
11.23% 		 Thomas L. Clingman
61
10.54% 		 Romulus M. Saunders
43
7.43%
   Scattering
28
4.84% 		 James B. Shepard
27
4.66% 		 Lewis Thompson
10
1.73% 		 Henry W. Miller
8
1.38% 		 Edward Stanly
8
1.38% 		 William A. Graham
6
1.04%
Nov 25, 1846 General Election
 Willie P. Mangum(I)
88
55.70% 		 James I. McKay
70
44.30%
Nov 25, 1840 General Election
 Willie P. Mangum(I)
99
60.37% 		 Bedford Brown
65
39.63%
Nov 25, 1840 Special Election
 Willie P. Mangum
99
60.37% 		 Bedford Brown(I)
65
39.63%
Nov 20, 1834 General Election
 Bedford Brown(I)
113
58.25% 		 Thomas Settle
60
30.93% 		  Blank/Scattering
21
10.82%
Dec 08, 1829 Special Election
 Bedford Brown
95
22.89% 		 William B. Meares
86
20.72% 		 John R. Donnell
68
16.39% 		 Charles Fisher
66
15.90% 		 Montfort Stokes
51
12.29% 		 Samuel P. Carson
30
7.23% 		 Archibald D. Murphey
19
4.58%
Nov 24, 1828 General Election
 John Branch, Jr.(I)
147
81.22% 		  Blank/Scattering
34
18.78%
Dec 15, 1822 General Election
 John Branch, Jr.
100
41.15% 		 Montfort Stokes(I)
86
35.39% 		 Bartlett Yancey
51
20.99% 		  Blank - Void
6
2.47%
Dec 04, 1816 General Election
 Montfort Stokes(I)
1
100.00% 		 Bartlett Yancey
0
0.00%
Nov 30, 1816 Special Election
 Montfort Stokes
89
39.56% 		 John Branch, Jr.
81
36.00% 		 Hutchins G. Burton
24
10.67% 		 John Roberts
18
8.00% 		 Thomas Davis
13
5.78%
Nov 28, 1810 General Election
 James Turner(I)
106
42.06% 		 David Stone
83
32.94% 		 Benjamin Smith
35
13.89% 		 Thomas Davis
28
11.11%
Nov 21, 1805 Special Election
 James Turner
122
70.52% 		 Thomas Davis
51
29.48%
Dec 04, 1804 General Election
 Montfort Stokes
81
46.82% 		 Jesse Franklin(I)
75
43.35% 		 Benjamin Smith
17
9.83%
Dec 12, 1798 General Election
 Jesse Franklin
1
100.00% 		 Alexander Martin(I)
0
0.00%
Dec 11, 1792 General Election
 Alexander Martin
1
100.00%
Nov 26, 1789 General Election
 Samuel Johnston
1
100.00%

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