Election Results for Lincoln County, NC -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	2,003	11.5
Deaths:	2,366	13.6
Net Migration:	6,446	37.1
Net Immigration:	211	1.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +7,535	R +4,158	D + 2.4%
D +3,377
2020 vs. 2012	R +11,074	R +8,824	R + 7.2%
D +2,250
2020 vs. 2008	R +12,710	R +11,149	R + 12.8%
D +1,561

2016 vs. 2008	R +5,175	R +6,991	R + 15.1%
D -1,816
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	70%	Donald Trump* (R)	36,341	72.4%	Joe Biden (D)	13,274	26.4%	602 [+]	1.2%	50,217	22	26	0.91%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 373 (0.7%);
2016	61%	Donald Trump (R)	28,806	72.0%	Hillary Clinton (D)	9,897	24.7%	1,320 [+]	3.3%	40,023	22	26	0.84%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 971 (2.4%); Jill Stein (Grn) 44 (0.1%); Evan McMullin (I) 0 (0.0%);
2012	60%	Mitt Romney (R)	25,267	68.7%	Barack Obama* (D)	11,024	30.0%	484 [+]	1.3%	36,775	18	22	0.82%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 369 (1.0%);
2008	62%	John McCain (R)	23,631	66.0%	Barack Obama (D)	11,713	32.7%	454 [+]	1.3%	35,798	17	20	0.83%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Bob Barr (Lbt) 273 (0.8%); Ralph Nader (I) 0 (0.0%);
2004	56%	George W. Bush* (R)	20,052	67.8%	John Kerry (D)	9,434	31.9%	93 [+]	0.3%	29,579	12	17	0.84%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 0 (0.0%);
2000	51%	George W. Bush (R)	15,951	65.0%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	8,412	34.3%	166 [+]	0.7%	24,529	9	17	0.84%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Pat Buchanan (Ref) 76 (0.3%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1996	48%	Robert Dole (R)	11,439	54.9%	Bill Clinton* (D)	7,721	37.0%	1,690 [+]	8.1%	20,850	6	14	0.83%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 1,619 (7.8%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 43 (0.2%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	56%	George Bush* (R)	11,018	49.3%	Bill Clinton (D)	8,150	36.5%	3,187 [+]	14.3%	22,355	6	12	0.86%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 3,142 (14.1%);
1988	50%	George Bush (R)	11,651	64.3%	Michael Dukakis (D)	6,444	35.5%	35 [+]	0.2%	18,130	6	11	0.85%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 0 (0.0%);
1984	56%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	12,621	67.6%	Walter Mondale (D)	5,996	32.1%	42	0.2%	18,659	6	9	0.86%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	57%	Ronald Reagan (R)	9,009	52.4%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	7,796	45.3%	391 [+]	2.3%	17,196	3	2	0.93%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 299 (1.7%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 85 (0.5%);
1976	64%	Jimmy Carter (D)	9,462	58.4%	Gerald Ford* (R)	6,682	41.2%	70 [+]	0.4%	16,214	-3	-7	0.97%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 0 (0.0%);
1972	61%	Richard Nixon* (R)	8,597	61.9%	George McGovern (D)	5,100	36.7%	195 [+]	1.4%	13,892	-8	1	0.91%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 195 (1.4%);
1968	76%	Richard Nixon (R)	6,188	46.2%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	4,044	30.2%	3,161 [+]	23.6%	13,393	7	3	0.84%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 3,161 (23.6%);
1964	78%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	7,304	55.4%	Barry Goldwater (R)	5,869	44.6%	0	0.0%	13,173	1	6	0.92%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	85%	Richard Nixon (R)	6,816	50.3%	John Kennedy (D)	6,728	49.7%	0	0.0%	13,544	2	1	0.99%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	80%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	6,637	53.2%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	5,838	46.8%	0	0.0%	12,475	4	-4	1.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	76%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	6,228	53.6%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	5,389	46.4%	0	0.0%	11,617	8	-2	0.96%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	59%	Thomas Dewey (R)	3,635	43.5%	Harry Truman* (D)	3,570	42.7%	1,153 [+]	13.8%	8,358	11	-2	1.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 1,135 (13.6%); Henry Wallace (Prog) 18 (0.2%);
1944	59%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	4,168	53.1%	Thomas Dewey (R)	3,678	46.9%	0	0.0%	7,846	14	1	0.99%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	63%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	4,901	61.3%	Wendell Willkie (R)	3,099	38.7%	0	0.0%	8,000	13	-6	0.97%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	80%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	5,515	61.2%	Alf Landon (R)	3,501	38.8%	0	0.0%	9,016	12	2	1.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 0 (0.0%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1932	73%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	4,399	55.0%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	3,563	44.6%	34 [+]	0.4%	7,996	15	5	1.12%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 34 (0.4%);
1928	68%	Herbert Hoover (R)	3,930	57.4%	Al Smith (D)	2,913	42.6%	0	0.0%	6,843	2	-1	1.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1924	61%	John Davis (D)	2,909	51.9%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	2,658	47.4%	42 [+]	0.7%	5,609	8	-7	1.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 42 (0.7%);
1920	79%	James Cox (D)	3,331	51.5%	Warren Harding (R)	3,137	48.5%	0	0.0%	6,468	5	-12	1.20%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Aaron Watkins (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%);
1916	37%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	1,521	52.5%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	1,369	47.2%	9 [+]	0.3%	2,899	6	1	1.00%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 0 (0.0%); James Hanly (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1912	31%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	1,280	53.1%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	1,066	44.2%	64 [+]	2.7%	2,410	-10	-21	0.99%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: William Taft* (R) 49 (2.0%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 12 (0.5%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 3 (0.1%);
1908	33%	William J. Bryan (D)	1,222	50.1%	William Taft (R)	1,217	49.9%	0	0.0%	2,439	4	-2	0.97%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Thomas Hisgen (I) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1904	25%	Alton Parker (D)	1,009	56.7%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	761	42.7%	11 [+]	0.6%	1,781	3	-14	0.86%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Thomas Watson (Pop) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1900	31%	William McKinley* (R)	1,133	55.3%	William J. Bryan (D)	892	43.6%	22 [+]	1.1%	2,047	10	4	0.70%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Lincoln County, NC

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

13,274

26.4%

Donald Trump* (R)

36,341

72.4%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

373

0.7%

Other

229

0.5%

TOTAL

50,217

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 26

2016 President, Lincoln County, NC

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

9,897

24.7%

Donald Trump (R)

28,806

72.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

971

2.4%

Jill Stein (Grn)

0.1%

Other

305

0.8%

TOTAL

40,023

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 26

2012 President, Lincoln County, NC

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

11,024

30.0%

Mitt Romney (R)

25,267

68.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

369

1.0%

Other

115

0.3%

TOTAL

36,775

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 22

2008 President, Lincoln County, NC

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

11,713

32.7%

John McCain (R)

23,631

66.0%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

273

0.8%

Other

181

0.5%

TOTAL

35,798

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 20

2004 President, Lincoln County, NC

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

20,052

67.8%

John Kerry (D)

9,434

31.9%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

29,579

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 17

2000 President, Lincoln County, NC

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

15,951

65.0%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

8,412

34.3%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

0.3%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

24,529

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 17

1996 President, Lincoln County, NC

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

7,721

37.0%

Robert Dole (R)

11,439

54.9%

Ross Perot (Ref)

1,619

7.8%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

0.2%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

20,850

Turnout: 48%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 14

1992 President, Lincoln County, NC

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

8,150

36.5%

George Bush* (R)

11,018

49.3%

Ross Perot (I)

3,142

14.1%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

22,355

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 12

1988 President, Lincoln County, NC

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

11,651

64.3%

Michael Dukakis (D)

6,444

35.5%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

18,130

Turnout: 50%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 11

1984 President, Lincoln County, NC

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

12,621

67.6%

Walter Mondale (D)

5,996

32.1%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

18,659

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 9

1980 President, Lincoln County, NC

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

9,009

52.4%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

7,796

45.3%

John Anderson (I)

299

1.7%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

0.5%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

17,196

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): 2

1976 President, Lincoln County, NC

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

9,462

58.4%

Gerald Ford* (R)

6,682

41.2%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

16,214

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): -3	Diff (US): -7

1972 President, Lincoln County, NC

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

8,597

61.9%

George McGovern (D)

5,100

36.7%

John Schmitz (Amer)

195

1.4%

TOTAL

13,892

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): -8	Diff (US): 1

1968 President, Lincoln County, NC

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

6,188

46.2%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

4,044

30.2%

George Wallace (AIP)

3,161

23.6%

TOTAL

13,393

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 3

1964 President, Lincoln County, NC

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

7,304

55.4%

Barry Goldwater (R)

5,869

44.6%

TOTAL

13,173

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): 6

1956 President, Lincoln County, NC

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

6,637

53.2%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

5,838

46.8%

TOTAL

12,475

Turnout: 80%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): -4

1952 President, Lincoln County, NC

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

6,228

53.6%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

5,389

46.4%

TOTAL

11,617

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): -2

1948 President, Lincoln County, NC

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

3,570

42.7%

Thomas Dewey (R)

3,635

43.5%

Strom Thurmond (StsRts)

1,135

13.6%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

0.2%

TOTAL

8,358

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): -2

1944 President, Lincoln County, NC

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

4,168

53.1%

Thomas Dewey (R)

3,678

46.9%

TOTAL

7,846

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 1

1940 President, Lincoln County, NC

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

4,901

61.3%

Wendell Willkie (R)

3,099

38.7%

TOTAL

8,000

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): -6

1936 President, Lincoln County, NC

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

5,515

61.2%

Alf Landon (R)

3,501

38.8%

TOTAL

9,016

Turnout: 80%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 2

1932 President, Lincoln County, NC

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

4,399

55.0%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

3,563

44.6%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.4%

TOTAL

7,996

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 5

1928 President, Lincoln County, NC

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

3,930

57.4%

Al Smith (D)

2,913

42.6%

TOTAL

6,843

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): -1

1924 President, Lincoln County, NC

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

2,658

47.4%

John Davis (D)

2,909

51.9%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

0.7%

TOTAL

5,609

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): -7

1920 President, Lincoln County, NC

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

3,137

48.5%

James Cox (D)

3,331

51.5%

TOTAL

6,468

Turnout: 79%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): -12

1916 President, Lincoln County, NC

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

1,521

52.5%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

1,369

47.2%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

2,899

Turnout: 37%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 1

1912 President, Lincoln County, NC

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

1,280

53.1%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

1,066

44.2%

William Taft* (R)

2.0%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

0.1%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

0.5%

TOTAL

2,410

Turnout: 31%	Diff (St): -10	Diff (US): -21

1908 President, Lincoln County, NC

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

1,217

49.9%

William J. Bryan (D)

1,222

50.1%

TOTAL

2,439

Turnout: 33%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): -2

1904 President, Lincoln County, NC

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

761

42.7%

Alton Parker (D)

1,009

56.7%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

1,781

Turnout: 25%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): -14

1900 President, Lincoln County, NC

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

1,133

55.3%

William J. Bryan (D)

892

43.6%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

2,047

Turnout: 31%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 4

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Lincoln County, NC

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	50%	Ted Budd (R)	26,130	72.0%	Cheri Beasley (D)	9,418	26.0%	737 [+]	2.0%	36,285	22	0.96%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Shannon Bray (Libertarian) 526 (1.4%); Matthew Hoh (Green) 195 (0.5%); Other (Write-in) 16 (0.0%);
2020	S2	69%	Thom Tillis* (R)	34,673	69.7%	Cal Cunningham (D)	12,858	25.8%	2,245 [+]	4.5%	49,776	21	0.91%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Shannon Bray (Libertarian) 1,482 (3.0%); Kevin Hayes (Constitution) 763 (1.5%);
2020	G	69%	Dan Forest (R)	34,711	69.3%	Roy Cooper* (D)	14,730	29.4%	667 [+]	1.3%	50,108	22	0.91%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Steven DiFiore (Libertarian) 449 (0.9%); Al Pisano (Constitution) 218 (0.4%);

2016	S3	61%	Richard Burr* (R)	27,867	70.4%	Deborah Ross (D)	9,798	24.8%	1,915 [+]	4.8%	39,580	19	0.84%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Sean Haugh (Libertarian) 1,915 (4.8%);
2016	G	61%	Pat McCrory* (R)	27,558	69.2%	Roy Cooper (D)	11,331	28.4%	959 [+]	2.4%	39,848	20	0.85%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Lon Cecil (Libertarian) 959 (2.4%);
2014	S2	38%	Thom Tillis (R)	15,860	66.5%	Kay Hagan* (D)	6,690	28.1%	1,298 [+]	5.4%	23,848	18	0.82%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Sean Haugh (Libertarian) 1,232 (5.2%); Other (Write-in) 66 (0.3%);
2012	G	60%	Pat McCrory (R)	27,845	76.0%	Walter Dalton (D)	8,227	22.4%	587 [+]	1.6%	36,659	21	0.82%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Barbara Howe (Libertarian) 582 (1.6%); Other (Write-in) 5 (0.0%);
2010	S3	39%	Richard Burr* (R)	15,653	67.5%	Elaine Marshall (D)	6,958	30.0%	575 [+]	2.5%	23,186	13	0.87%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: Mike Beitler (Libertarian) 564 (2.4%); Other (Write-in) 11 (0.0%);

2008	S2	62%	Elizabeth Dole* (R)	20,333	57.2%	Kay Hagan (D)	13,597	38.3%	1,593 [+]	4.5%	35,523	13	0.83%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Christopher Cole (Libertarian) 1,580 (4.4%); Other (Write-in) 13 (0.0%);
2008	G	62%	Pat McCrory (R)	24,193	67.8%	Bev Perdue (D)	10,691	30.0%	773 [+]	2.2%	35,657	21	0.84%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Michael Munger (Libertarian) 773 (2.2%);
2004	S3	56%	Richard Burr (R)	18,422	62.2%	Erskine Bowles (D)	10,657	36.0%	556 [+]	1.9%	29,635	11	0.85%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Tom Bailey (Libertarian) 556 (1.9%);
2004	G	56%	Patrick Ballantine (R)	15,584	52.5%	Mike Easley* (D)	13,654	46.0%	447 [+]	1.5%	29,685	10	0.85%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Barbara Howe (Libertarian) 447 (1.5%);
2002	S2	41%	Elizabeth Dole (R)	12,309	60.2%	Erskine Bowles (D)	7,649	37.4%	474 [+]	2.3%	20,432	7	0.88%
[-] Other candidates in 2002: Sean Haugh (Libertarian) 470 (2.3%); Other (Write-in) 4 (0.0%);
2000	G	52%	Richard Vinroot (R)	14,003	56.2%	Mike Easley (D)	10,465	42.0%	443 [+]	1.8%	24,911	10	0.85%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Barbara Howe (Libertarian) 368 (1.5%); Douglas Schell (Reform) 75 (0.3%);

1998	S3	38%	Lauch Faircloth* (R)	8,907	51.2%	John Edwards (D)	8,001	46.0%	500 [+]	2.9%	17,408	4	0.87%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Barbara Howe (Libertarian) 500 (2.9%);
1996	S2	49%	Jesse Helms* (R)	13,130	61.0%	Harvey Gantt (D)	8,018	37.2%	381 [+]	1.8%	21,529	8	0.84%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ray Ubinger (Libertarian) 270 (1.3%); Victor Pardo (Natural Law) 111 (0.5%);
1996	G	49%	Robin Hayes (R)	11,341	52.5%	James Hunt* (D)	10,023	46.4%	246 [+]	1.1%	21,610	10	0.84%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Julia Van Witt (Natural Law) 125 (0.6%); Scott Yost (Libertarian) 121 (0.6%);
1992	S3	56%	Lauch Faircloth (R)	12,669	57.3%	Terry Sanford* (D)	8,332	37.7%	1,098 [+]	5.0%	22,099	7	0.86%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Bobby Emory (Libertarian) 1,098 (5.0%);
1992	G	56%	Jim Gardner (R)	11,160	50.3%	James Hunt (D)	9,929	44.8%	1,098 [+]	4.9%	22,187	7	0.85%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Scott McLaughlin (Libertarian) 1,098 (4.9%);
1990	S2	48%	Jesse Helms* (R)	11,151	61.2%	Harvey Gantt (D)	7,071	38.8%	0	0.0%	18,222	9	0.88%
[-] Other candidates in 1990:

1988	G	51%	James Martin* (R)	11,320	61.6%	Robert Jordan (D)	7,066	38.4%	0	0.0%	18,386	7	0.83%
[-] Other candidates in 1988:
1986	S3	46%	Terry Sanford (D)	8,900	56.5%	Terry Sanford (D)	6,849	43.5%	0	0.0%	15,749	n/a	0.99%
[-] Other candidates in 1986:
1984	S2	57%	Jesse Helms* (R)	11,186	59.4%	James Hunt (D)	7,554	40.1%	104 [+]	0.6%	18,844	8	0.84%
[-] Other candidates in 1984: Bobby Emory (Libertarian) 84 (0.4%); Kate Daher (Socialist Workers) 20 (0.1%);
1984	G	57%	James Martin (R)	12,010	63.4%	Rufus Edmisten (D)	6,910	36.5%	26 [+]	0.1%	18,946	9	0.85%
[-] Other candidates in 1984: Fritz Prochnaw (Libertarian) 16 (0.1%); Gregory McCartan (Socialist Workers) 10 (0.1%);
1980	S3	56%	John East (R)	8,855	52.6%	Robert Morgan* (D)	7,924	47.1%	47 [+]	0.3%	16,826	3	0.94%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: F.W. Pasotto (Libertarian) 35 (0.2%); Rebecca Finch (Socialist Workers) 12 (0.1%);
1980	G	57%	James Hunt* (D)	9,491	56.0%	Beverly Lake (R)	7,400	43.7%	57 [+]	0.3%	16,948	6	0.92%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: Bobby Emory (Libertarian) 49 (0.3%); Douglas Cooper (Socialist Workers) 8 (0.0%);

1978	S2	52%	John Ingram (D)	6,966	50.4%	Jesse Helms* (R)	6,852	49.6%	0	0.0%	13,818	-5	1.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1978:
1976	G	63%	James Hunt (D)	9,960	62.2%	David Flaherty (R)	6,032	37.6%	33 [+]	0.2%	16,025	4	0.96%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Chub Seawell (American) 22 (0.1%); Arlen Andrews (Libertarian) 11 (0.1%);
1974	S3	57%	Robert Morgan (D)	7,977	58.2%	William Stevens (R)	5,658	41.3%	76 [+]	0.6%	13,711	4	1.34%
[-] Other candidates in 1974: Harry Nesmith (U.S. Labor) 76 (0.6%);
1972	S2	60%	Jesse Helms (R)	7,151	52.4%	Nick Galifianakis (D)	6,488	47.6%	0	0.0%	13,639	-2	0.93%
[-] Other candidates in 1972:
1972	G	61%	James Holshouser (R)	7,191	51.8%	Hargrove Bowles (D)	6,635	47.8%	43 [+]	0.3%	13,869	1	0.92%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: Arlis Pettyjohn (American) 43 (0.3%);

1968	S3	73%	Sam Ervin* (D)	6,644	51.3%	Robert Somers (R)	6,301	48.7%	0	0.0%	12,945	9	0.90%
[-] Other candidates in 1968:
1968	G	75%	James Gardner (R)	6,831	51.5%	Robert Scott (D)	6,443	48.5%	0	0.0%	13,274	4	0.85%
[-] Other candidates in 1968:
1966	S2	65%	Everett Jordan* (D)	5,839	51.7%	John Shallcross (R)	5,465	48.3%	0	0.0%	11,304	4	1.25%
[-] Other candidates in 1966:
1964	G	78%	Dan Moore (D)	6,991	53.3%	Robert Gavin (R)	6,122	46.7%	0	0.0%	13,113	3	0.94%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1962	S3	76%	Sam Ervin* (D)	6,682	53.9%	Claude Greene (R)	5,712	46.1%	0	0.0%	12,394	7	1.52%
[-] Other candidates in 1962:
1960	S2	83%	Everett Jordan* (D)	7,133	53.9%	Kyle Hayes (R)	6,106	46.1%	0	0.0%	13,239	8	1.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1960	G	85%	Terry Sanford (D)	7,010	51.7%	Robert Gavin (R)	6,534	48.2%	9 [+]	0.1%	13,553	3	1.00%
[-] Other candidates in 1960: Beverly Lake (D (write-in)) 9 (0.1%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Historical U.S. House Election Results for Lincoln County, NC

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Voter Registration Data for Lincoln County, NC

Year	Total	Republican		Democrat		Other		R/D Edge	R/D Edge %	VAPOP %
2023	66,911	31,661	47.3%	11,757	17.6%	23,493	35.1%	Rep +19,904	Rep +29.7%	93%
2022	66,376	31,136	46.9%	12,203	18.4%	23,037	34.7%	Rep +18,933	Rep +28.5%	92%
2020	62,387	29,226	46.8%	12,392	19.9%	20,769	33.3%	Rep +16,834	Rep +27.0%	86%
2018	58,275	25,680	44.1%	13,707	23.5%	18,888	32.4%	Rep +11,973	Rep +20.5%	84%
2016	55,825	24,212	43.4%	14,550	26.1%	17,063	30.6%	Rep +9,662	Rep +17.3%	83%
2014	52,553	22,322	42.5%	15,327	29.2%	14,904	28.4%	Rep +6,995	Rep +13.3%	81%
2012	53,162	22,475	42.3%	16,329	30.7%	14,358	27.0%	Rep +6,146	Rep +11.6%	85%
2010	50,220	21,200	42.2%	16,730	33.3%	12,290	24.5%	Rep +4,470	Rep +8.9%	84%
2008	48,400	20,561	42.5%	17,064	35.3%	10,775	22.3%	Rep +3,497	Rep +7.2%	84%
2006	43,496	18,781	43.2%	16,320	37.5%	8,395	19.3%	Rep +2,461	Rep +5.7%	79%
2004	44,621	18,924	42.4%	17,344	38.9%	8,353	18.7%	Rep +1,580	Rep +3.5%	85%
2002	40,864	16,873	41.3%	16,875	41.3%	7,116	17.4%	Dem +2	Dem +0.0%	81%
2000	41,470	16,877	40.7%	17,893	43.1%	6,700	16.2%	Dem +1,016	Dem +2.4%	86%
1998	36,858	14,780	40.1%	17,107	46.4%	4,971	13.5%	Dem +2,327	Dem +6.3%	80%
1996	34,342	13,876	40.4%	16,363	47.6%	4,103	11.9%	Dem +2,487	Dem +7.2%	78%
1994	30,342	11,974	39.5%	15,667	51.6%	2,701	8.9%	Dem +3,693	Dem +12.2%	73%
1992	29,041	10,992	37.8%	16,036	55.2%	2,013	6.9%	Dem +5,044	Dem +17.4%	73%
1990	25,589	9,306	36.4%	14,954	58.4%	1,329	5.2%	Dem +5,648	Dem +22.1%	68%
1988	27,202	9,643	35.4%	16,197	59.5%	1,362	5.0%	Dem +6,554	Dem +24.1%	75%
1986	24,838	8,142	32.8%	15,700	63.2%	996	4.0%	Dem +7,558	Dem +30.4%	72%

2022 Census data
White:	77,556	83.31%	15.5%
Black:	5,349	5.75%	25.3%
Indian:	291	0.31%	31.1%
Asian:	966	1.04%	125.7%
2+ races:	1,399	1.50%	59.0%
Hispanic:	7,534	8.09%	43.8%

Total non-White:	15,539	16.69%	39.7%

Change in White population:	10,417	13.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	4,413	5.6

Date	District	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes
2022-11-08	NC10	Patrick McHenry* (R)	27,191	75.0%	Pam Genant (D)	9,036	24.9%	38	0.1%	36,265
County Total for 2022-11-08:										36,265

2020-11-03	NC10	Patrick McHenry* (R)	36,811	74.6%	David Parker (D)	12,543	25.4%	0	0.0%	49,354
County Total for 2020-11-03:										49,354

2018-11-06	NC10	Patrick McHenry* (R)	22,654	71.9%	David Brown (D)	8,872	28.1%	0	0.0%	31,526
County Total for 2018-11-06:										31,526

2016-11-08	NC10	Patrick McHenry* (R)	29,205	74.8%	Andy Millard (D)	9,819	25.2%	0	0.0%	39,024
County Total for 2016-11-08:										39,024

2014-11-04	NC10	Patrick McHenry* (R)	17,240	72.7%	Tate MacQueen (D)	6,468	27.3%	0	0.0%	23,708
County Total for 2014-11-04:										23,708

2012-11-06	NC10	Patrick McHenry* (R)	24,160	67.2%	Patsy Keever (D)	11,801	32.8%	0	0.0%	35,961
County Total for 2012-11-06:										35,961

2010-11-02	NC10	Patrick McHenry* (R)	16,697	72.8%	Jeff Gregory (D)	6,227	27.2%	0	0.0%	22,924
County Total for 2010-11-02:										22,924

2008-11-04	NC10	Patrick McHenry* (R)	20,759	59.3%	Daniel Johnson (D)	14,242	40.7%	0	0.0%	35,001
County Total for 2008-11-04:										35,001

2006-11-07	NC10	Patrick McHenry* (R)	11,221	61.6%	Richard Carsner (D)	6,992	38.4%	0	0.0%	18,213
County Total for 2006-11-07:										18,213

2004-11-02	NC10	Patrick McHenry (R)	18,671	64.7%	Anne Fischer (D)	10,193	35.3%	0	0.0%	28,864
County Total for 2004-11-02:										28,864

2002-11-05	NC10	Cass Ballenger* (R)	12,760	63.2%	Ron Daugherty (D)	6,843	33.9%	580	2.9%	20,183
County Total for 2002-11-05:										20,183

2000-11-07	NC10	Cass Ballenger* (R)	15,720	65.4%	Delmas Parker (D)	7,709	32.1%	597	2.5%	24,026
County Total for 2000-11-07:										24,026

1998-11-03	NC09	Sue Myrick* (R)	11,543	66.3%	Rory Blake (D)	5,670	32.6%	191	1.1%	17,404
County Total for 1998-11-03:										17,404

1996-11-05	NC10	Cass Ballenger* (R)	13,694	65.2%	Ben Neill (D)	7,014	33.4%	286	1.4%	20,994
County Total for 1996-11-05:										20,994

1994-11-08	NC10	Cass Ballenger* (R)	8,953	62.1%	Robert Avery (D)	5,465	37.9%	0	0.0%	14,418
County Total for 1994-11-08:										14,418

1992-11-03	NC10	Cass Ballenger* (R)	12,517	58.2%	Ben Neill (D)	8,242	38.3%	762	3.5%	21,521
County Total for 1992-11-03:										21,521

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