1974 United States Senate election in North Carolina

The North Carolina United States Senate election of 1974 was held on November 5, 1974 as part of the nationwide elections to the Senate. Incumbent Democrat, Sam Ervin, chose to retire. The general election was fought between the Democratic nominee Robert Morgan and the Republican nominee William Stevens.

1974 United States Senate election in North Carolina

November 5, 1974

Nominee Robert Morgan William Stevens Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 633,647 386,720 Percentage 61.6% 37.6%

County results Morgan:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Stevens:      50-60%      60-70%

U.S. senator before election Sam Ervin Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Robert Morgan Democratic

Primaries

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Robert Morgan	294,986	50.40%	N/A
	Democratic	Nick Galifianakis	189,815	32.43%	N/A
	Democratic	Henry Wilson	67,247	11.49%	N/A
	Democratic	James Johnson	6,138	1.05%	N/A
	Democratic	Others	27,140	4.64%	N/A
Turnout			585,326

Republican primary

Republican primary results[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	William Stevens	62,419	65.12%	N/A
	Republican	Wood Hall Young	26,918	28.08%	N/A
	Republican	B. E. Sweatt	6,520	6.80%	N/A
Turnout			95,857

Results

1974 North Carolina U.S. Senate election[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Robert Morgan	633,647	61.56%	+1.00%
	Republican	William Stevens	386,720	37.57%	-1.87%
	Other		8,974	0.87%	N/A
Total votes			1,029,341	100.00%	N/A
	Democratic hold

See also

• United States Senate elections, 1974 and 1975

References

1. "North Carolina DataNet #46" (PDF). University of North Carolina. April 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-07-25. Retrieved 2009-06-12.