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Parents > United States > North Carolina > Governor
OfficeGovernor
HonorificGovernor - Abbr: Gov.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline June 01, 1976 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 02, 1976 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 02, 1976 - 07:00pm Central
Term Start January 08, 1977 - 12:00pm
Term End January 10, 1981 - 12:00pm
ContributorChronicler
Last ModifiedRBH May 21, 2011 07:35pm
Data SourcesOfficial county returns in Office of the Secretary of State
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/07/1972
NameJames E. "Jim" Holshouser, Jr. Votes767,470 (51.00%)
Term01/05/1973 - 01/08/1977 Margin38,366 (+2.55%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/04/1980
NameJames B. "Jim" Hunt, Jr. Votes1,143,145 (61.88%)
Term01/10/1981 - 01/05/1985 Margin451,696 (+24.45%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Aug 17, 1976 NC Governor - R Primary
David T. Flaherty
R 115,852
Aug 17, 1976 NC Governor - D Primary
James B. "Jim" Hunt, Jr.
D 677,931
Sep 14, 1976 NC Governor - R Runoff
David T. Flaherty
R 75,471

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Name Lt. Gov. James B. "Jim" Hunt, Jr. David T. Flaherty Herbert F. "Chub" Seawell Jr. Arlan K. Andrews (W) Others (W) George M. Wood (W) Howard N. Lee
PartyDemocratic Republican American Libertarian Other Independent Independent
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Certified Votes 1,081,293 (64.99%) 564,102 (33.90%) 13,604 (0.82%) 4,764 (0.29%) 48 (0.00%) 12 (0.00%) 6 (0.00%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -517,191 (-31.08%) -1,067,689 (-64.17%) -1,076,529 (-64.70%) -1,081,245 (-64.99%) -1,081,281 (-64.99%) -1,081,287 (-64.99%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
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