1980-11-04 Gubernatorial Election Results for North Carolina

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County	Turnout	James Hunt* (D)		Beverly Lake (R)		Bobby Emory (Libertarian)		Douglas Cooper (Socialist Workers)		Other		Margin	TOTAL
Alamance	46%	18,612	54.7%	15,116	44.5%	219	0.6%	58	0.2%	0	0.0%	3,496	34,005
Alexander	62%	5,456	50.1%	5,407	49.7%	13	0.1%	4	0.0%	0	0.0%	49	10,880
Alleghany	60%	2,553	60.0%	1,696	39.9%	4	0.1%	2	0.0%	0	0.0%	857	4,255
Anson	40%	5,534	79.3%	1,419	20.3%	11	0.2%	11	0.2%	0	0.0%	4,115	6,975
Ashe	63%	5,115	50.0%	5,083	49.7%	28	0.3%	1	0.0%	0	0.0%	32	10,227
Avery	47%	1,917	38.8%	3,011	60.9%	15	0.3%	4	0.1%	0	0.0%	-1,094	4,947
Beaufort	44%	7,532	59.9%	5,028	40.0%	15	0.1%	6	0.0%	0	0.0%	2,504	12,581
Bertie	39%	4,356	79.3%	1,108	20.2%	14	0.3%	13	0.2%	0	0.0%	3,248	5,491
Bladen	40%	6,349	74.7%	2,066	24.3%	39	0.5%	46	0.5%	0	0.0%	4,283	8,500
Brunswick	52%	7,758	59.6%	5,159	39.6%	79	0.6%	20	0.2%	0	0.0%	2,599	13,016
Buncombe	45%	32,035	59.1%	21,707	40.1%	322	0.6%	117	0.2%	0	0.0%	10,328	54,181
Burke	49%	12,978	51.9%	11,900	47.6%	100	0.4%	27	0.1%	0	0.0%	1,078	25,005
Cabarrus	42%	14,135	54.6%	11,620	44.9%	111	0.4%	35	0.1%	0	0.0%	2,515	25,901
Caldwell	45%	10,283	47.6%	11,238	52.0%	61	0.3%	20	0.1%	0	0.0%	-955	21,602
Camden	49%	1,584	77.8%	445	21.9%	3	0.1%	3	0.1%	0	0.0%	1,139	2,035
Carteret	49%	8,177	55.4%	6,518	44.1%	49	0.3%	26	0.2%	0	0.0%	1,659	14,770
Caswell	39%	3,985	70.9%	1,615	28.7%	9	0.2%	9	0.2%	0	0.0%	2,370	5,618
Catawba	49%	18,628	50.6%	18,056	49.0%	121	0.3%	21	0.1%	0	0.0%	572	36,826
Chatham	53%	8,687	67.3%	4,097	31.7%	100	0.8%	21	0.2%	0	0.0%	4,590	12,905
Cherokee	55%	3,844	51.5%	3,553	47.6%	32	0.4%	37	0.5%	0	0.0%	291	7,466
Chowan	42%	2,900	77.5%	789	21.1%	30	0.8%	24	0.6%	0	0.0%	2,111	3,743
Clay	73%	1,567	44.0%	1,975	55.4%	20	0.6%	2	0.1%	0	0.0%	-408	3,564
Cleveland	39%	15,091	65.2%	7,958	34.4%	79	0.3%	22	0.1%	0	0.0%	7,133	23,150
Columbus	45%	11,523	71.8%	4,429	27.6%	78	0.5%	27	0.2%	0	0.0%	7,094	16,057
Craven	34%	10,658	63.3%	6,115	36.3%	36	0.2%	39	0.2%	0	0.0%	4,543	16,848
Cumberland	26%	29,107	64.8%	15,378	34.3%	317	0.7%	95	0.2%	0	0.0%	13,729	44,897
Currituck	46%	2,667	73.9%	928	25.7%	12	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,739	3,607
Dare	53%	3,822	70.9%	1,521	28.2%	43	0.8%	4	0.1%	0	0.0%	2,301	5,390
Davidson	49%	19,414	48.9%	20,069	50.6%	139	0.4%	55	0.1%	0	0.0%	-655	39,677
Davie	56%	4,455	45.9%	5,220	53.8%	28	0.3%	4	0.0%	0	0.0%	-765	9,707
Duplin	45%	8,743	68.7%	3,960	31.1%	24	0.2%	7	0.1%	0	0.0%	4,783	12,734
Durham	41%	34,284	72.6%	12,409	26.3%	434	0.9%	124	0.3%	0	0.0%	21,875	47,251
Edgecombe	36%	9,635	70.0%	4,076	29.6%	35	0.3%	21	0.2%	0	0.0%	5,559	13,767
Forsyth	47%	52,684	61.9%	31,781	37.3%	521	0.6%	151	0.2%	0	0.0%	20,903	85,137
Franklin	41%	6,052	68.8%	2,711	30.8%	17	0.2%	13	0.1%	0	0.0%	3,341	8,793
Gaston	40%	26,775	58.8%	18,494	40.6%	205	0.5%	38	0.1%	0	0.0%	8,281	45,512
Gates	52%	2,940	89.2%	346	10.5%	5	0.2%	6	0.2%	0	0.0%	2,594	3,297
Graham	71%	1,820	51.0%	1,743	48.8%	4	0.1%	2	0.1%	0	0.0%	77	3,569
Granville	37%	6,558	73.4%	2,336	26.2%	21	0.2%	17	0.2%	0	0.0%	4,222	8,932
Greene	46%	3,584	69.9%	1,537	30.0%	4	0.1%	4	0.1%	0	0.0%	2,047	5,129
Guilford	44%	63,138	61.1%	39,257	38.0%	753	0.7%	162	0.2%	0	0.0%	23,881	103,310
Halifax	37%	9,802	70.0%	4,181	29.8%	19	0.1%	10	0.1%	0	0.0%	5,621	14,012
Harnett	39%	10,819	64.8%	5,796	34.7%	50	0.3%	25	0.1%	0	0.0%	5,023	16,690
Haywood	50%	10,456	61.2%	6,562	38.4%	41	0.2%	17	0.1%	0	0.0%	3,894	17,076
Henderson	50%	11,051	50.6%	10,645	48.8%	89	0.4%	39	0.2%	0	0.0%	406	21,824
Hertford	36%	4,920	82.6%	1,011	17.0%	11	0.2%	12	0.2%	0	0.0%	3,909	5,954
Hoke	33%	3,559	80.4%	840	19.0%	10	0.2%	16	0.4%	0	0.0%	2,719	4,425
Hyde	49%	1,459	71.9%	562	27.7%	7	0.3%	1	0.0%	0	0.0%	897	2,029
Iredell	47%	16,032	58.5%	11,235	41.0%	110	0.4%	25	0.1%	0	0.0%	4,797	27,402
Jackson	49%	5,892	61.4%	3,661	38.1%	31	0.3%	16	0.2%	0	0.0%	2,231	9,600
Johnston	41%	12,709	62.3%	7,598	37.2%	78	0.4%	21	0.1%	0	0.0%	5,111	20,406
Jones	53%	2,470	69.9%	1,057	29.9%	3	0.1%	4	0.1%	0	0.0%	1,413	3,534
Lee	41%	7,256	67.9%	3,365	31.5%	38	0.4%	22	0.2%	0	0.0%	3,891	10,681
Lenoir	41%	10,320	60.2%	6,779	39.5%	34	0.2%	10	0.1%	0	0.0%	3,541	17,143
Lincoln	57%	9,491	56.0%	7,400	43.7%	49	0.3%	8	0.0%	0	0.0%	2,091	16,948
Macon	58%	4,800	54.3%	3,996	45.2%	28	0.3%	10	0.1%	0	0.0%	804	8,834
Madison	48%	3,692	61.7%	2,261	37.8%	22	0.4%	8	0.1%	0	0.0%	1,431	5,983
Martin	41%	5,561	74.6%	1,855	24.9%	29	0.4%	10	0.1%	0	0.0%	3,706	7,455
McDowell	44%	6,048	54.9%	4,917	44.6%	40	0.4%	12	0.1%	0	0.0%	1,131	11,017
Mecklenburg	48%	96,365	68.6%	42,662	30.4%	1,172	0.8%	232	0.2%	0	0.0%	53,703	140,431
Mitchell	56%	2,130	35.3%	3,866	64.1%	22	0.4%	11	0.2%	0	0.0%	-1,736	6,029
Montgomery	50%	4,916	62.6%	2,926	37.3%	11	0.1%	2	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,990	7,855
Moore	50%	10,405	55.9%	8,150	43.8%	54	0.3%	15	0.1%	0	0.0%	2,255	18,624
Nash	42%	11,838	60.0%	7,791	39.5%	64	0.3%	38	0.2%	0	0.0%	4,047	19,731
New Hanover	43%	20,099	63.3%	11,391	35.8%	203	0.6%	83	0.3%	0	0.0%	8,708	31,776
Northampton	43%	5,722	82.7%	1,158	16.7%	14	0.2%	26	0.4%	0	0.0%	4,564	6,920
Onslow	20%	10,173	60.2%	6,564	38.9%	104	0.6%	44	0.3%	0	0.0%	3,609	16,885
Orange	45%	20,925	75.4%	6,216	22.4%	452	1.6%	163	0.6%	0	0.0%	14,709	27,756
Pamlico	50%	2,464	66.8%	1,204	32.6%	18	0.5%	4	0.1%	0	0.0%	1,260	3,690
Pasquotank	37%	5,819	76.6%	1,748	23.0%	16	0.2%	11	0.1%	0	0.0%	4,071	7,594
Pender	47%	4,877	67.1%	2,361	32.5%	24	0.3%	8	0.1%	0	0.0%	2,516	7,270
Perquimans	38%	2,106	80.5%	503	19.2%	7	0.3%	1	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,603	2,617
Person	36%	5,165	68.6%	2,305	30.6%	44	0.6%	17	0.2%	0	0.0%	2,860	7,531
Pitt	37%	17,442	70.1%	7,312	29.4%	101	0.4%	22	0.1%	0	0.0%	10,130	24,877
Polk	63%	3,400	54.8%	2,755	44.4%	41	0.7%	5	0.1%	0	0.0%	645	6,201
Randolph	47%	14,668	47.2%	16,283	52.4%	127	0.4%	20	0.1%	0	0.0%	-1,615	31,098
Richmond	36%	8,427	73.1%	3,034	26.3%	58	0.5%	14	0.1%	0	0.0%	5,393	11,533
Robeson	39%	19,169	74.6%	6,270	24.4%	142	0.6%	110	0.4%	0	0.0%	12,899	25,691
Rockingham	36%	13,250	60.8%	8,376	38.5%	115	0.5%	36	0.2%	0	0.0%	4,874	21,777
Rowan	43%	16,495	52.0%	15,052	47.4%	138	0.4%	42	0.1%	0	0.0%	1,443	31,727
Rutherford	45%	10,326	60.4%	6,662	39.0%	71	0.4%	27	0.2%	0	0.0%	3,664	17,086
Sampson	50%	10,618	61.4%	6,609	38.2%	25	0.1%	31	0.2%	0	0.0%	4,009	17,283
Scotland	31%	5,178	77.6%	1,445	21.7%	38	0.6%	8	0.1%	0	0.0%	3,733	6,669
Stanly	52%	9,634	52.5%	8,656	47.2%	49	0.3%	9	0.0%	0	0.0%	978	18,348
Stokes	57%	6,833	52.2%	6,209	47.4%	37	0.3%	10	0.1%	0	0.0%	624	13,089
Surry	47%	11,608	57.8%	8,385	41.8%	70	0.3%	15	0.1%	0	0.0%	3,223	20,078
Swain	53%	2,430	62.4%	1,449	37.2%	12	0.3%	4	0.1%	0	0.0%	981	3,895
Transylvania	54%	5,205	56.6%	3,876	42.1%	91	1.0%	29	0.3%	0	0.0%	1,329	9,201
Tyrrell	47%	1,048	79.7%	264	20.1%	1	0.1%	2	0.2%	0	0.0%	784	1,315
Union	40%	12,619	66.1%	6,390	33.5%	72	0.4%	12	0.1%	0	0.0%	6,229	19,093
Vance	40%	7,156	70.4%	2,944	29.0%	39	0.4%	21	0.2%	0	0.0%	4,212	10,160
Wake	48%	71,896	67.3%	33,629	31.5%	1,138	1.1%	132	0.1%	0	0.0%	38,267	106,795
Warren	46%	3,751	71.9%	1,440	27.6%	15	0.3%	13	0.2%	0	0.0%	2,311	5,219
Washington	49%	3,536	72.1%	1,356	27.6%	14	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2,180	4,906
Watauga	49%	6,565	53.7%	5,470	44.7%	168	1.4%	30	0.2%	0	0.0%	1,095	12,233
Wayne	34%	14,193	62.4%	8,393	36.9%	126	0.6%	17	0.1%	0	0.0%	5,800	22,729
Wilkes	56%	10,219	43.3%	13,267	56.2%	98	0.4%	9	0.0%	0	0.0%	-3,048	23,593
Wilson	38%	12,243	72.1%	4,611	27.2%	80	0.5%	37	0.2%	0	0.0%	7,632	16,971
Yadkin	55%	4,803	42.0%	6,612	57.8%	22	0.2%	3	0.0%	0	0.0%	-1,809	11,440
Yancey	69%	4,157	55.8%	3,260	43.8%	19	0.3%	10	0.1%	0	0.0%	897	7,446
TOTAL	43%	1,143,145	61.9%	691,449	37.4%	9,552	0.5%	2,887	0.2%	399	0.0%	451,696	1,847,432
Total R vote: 691,449 (37.4%)      Total D vote: 1,143,145 (61.9%)      Total Other vote: 12,838 (0.7%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements:		$3,199,316		$378,113		$0		$0
Total Receipts:		$0		$0		$0		$0

1980 Governor, Alamance County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	18,612	54.7%
Beverly Lake (R)	15,116	44.5%
Bobby Emory (Lbt)	219	0.6%
Douglas Cooper (SW)	58	0.2%
TOTAL	34,005
Turnout: 46%

1980 Governor, Alexander County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	5,456	50.1%
Beverly Lake (R)	5,407	49.7%
Bobby Emory (Lbt)	13	0.1%
Douglas Cooper (SW)	4	0.0%
TOTAL	10,880
Turnout: 62%

1980 Governor, Alleghany County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	2,553	60.0%
Beverly Lake (R)	1,696	39.9%
Bobby Emory (Lbt)	4	0.1%
Douglas Cooper (SW)	2	0.0%
TOTAL	4,255
Turnout: 60%

1980 Governor, Anson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	5,534	79.3%
Beverly Lake (R)	1,419	20.3%
Bobby Emory (Lbt)	11	0.2%
Douglas Cooper (SW)	11	0.2%
TOTAL	6,975
Turnout: 40%

1980 Governor, Ashe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	5,115	50.0%
Beverly Lake (R)	5,083	49.7%
Bobby Emory (Lbt)	28	0.3%
Douglas Cooper (SW)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	10,227
Turnout: 63%

1980 Governor, Avery County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	1,917	38.8%
Beverly Lake (R)	3,011	60.9%
Bobby Emory (Lbt)	15	0.3%
Douglas Cooper (SW)	4	0.1%
TOTAL	4,947
Turnout: 47%

1980 Governor, Beaufort County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	7,532	59.9%
Beverly Lake (R)	5,028	40.0%
Bobby Emory (Lbt)	15	0.1%
Douglas Cooper (SW)	6	0.0%
TOTAL	12,581
Turnout: 44%

1980 Governor, Bertie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	4,356	79.3%
Beverly Lake (R)	1,108	20.2%
Bobby Emory (Lbt)	14	0.3%
Douglas Cooper (SW)	13	0.2%
TOTAL	5,491
Turnout: 39%

1980 Governor, Bladen County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	6,349	74.7%
Beverly Lake (R)	2,066	24.3%
Bobby Emory (Lbt)	39	0.5%
Douglas Cooper (SW)	46	0.5%
TOTAL	8,500
Turnout: 40%

1980 Governor, Brunswick County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	7,758	59.6%
Beverly Lake (R)	5,159	39.6%
Bobby Emory (Lbt)	79	0.6%
Douglas Cooper (SW)	20	0.2%
TOTAL	13,016
Turnout: 52%

1980 Governor, Buncombe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	32,035	59.1%
Beverly Lake (R)	21,707	40.1%
Bobby Emory (Lbt)	322	0.6%
Douglas Cooper (SW)	117	0.2%
TOTAL	54,181
Turnout: 45%

1980 Governor, Burke County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	12,978	51.9%
Beverly Lake (R)	11,900	47.6%
Bobby Emory (Lbt)	100	0.4%
Douglas Cooper (SW)	27	0.1%
TOTAL	25,005
Turnout: 49%

1980 Governor, Cabarrus County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	14,135	54.6%
Beverly Lake (R)	11,620	44.9%
Bobby Emory (Lbt)	111	0.4%
Douglas Cooper (SW)	35	0.1%
TOTAL	25,901
Turnout: 42%

1980 Governor, Caldwell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	10,283	47.6%
Beverly Lake (R)	11,238	52.0%
Bobby Emory (Lbt)	61	0.3%
Douglas Cooper (SW)	20	0.1%
TOTAL	21,602
Turnout: 45%

1980 Governor, Camden County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	1,584	77.8%
Beverly Lake (R)	445	21.9%
Bobby Emory (Lbt)	3	0.1%
Douglas Cooper (SW)	3	0.1%
TOTAL	2,035
Turnout: 49%

1980 Governor, Carteret County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	8,177	55.4%
Beverly Lake (R)	6,518	44.1%
Bobby Emory (Lbt)	49	0.3%
Douglas Cooper (SW)	26	0.2%
TOTAL	14,770
Turnout: 49%

1980 Governor, Caswell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	3,985	70.9%
Beverly Lake (R)	1,615	28.7%
Bobby Emory (Lbt)	9	0.2%
Douglas Cooper (SW)	9	0.2%
TOTAL	5,618
Turnout: 39%

1980 Governor, Catawba County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	18,628	50.6%
Beverly Lake (R)	18,056	49.0%
Bobby Emory (Lbt)	121	0.3%
Douglas Cooper (SW)	21	0.1%
TOTAL	36,826
Turnout: 49%

1980 Governor, Chatham County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	8,687	67.3%
Beverly Lake (R)	4,097	31.7%
Bobby Emory (Lbt)	100	0.8%
Douglas Cooper (SW)	21	0.2%
TOTAL	12,905
Turnout: 53%

1980 Governor, Cherokee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	3,844	51.5%
Beverly Lake (R)	3,553	47.6%
Bobby Emory (Lbt)	32	0.4%
Douglas Cooper (SW)	37	0.5%
TOTAL	7,466
Turnout: 55%

1980 Governor, Chowan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	2,900	77.5%
Beverly Lake (R)	789	21.1%
Bobby Emory (Lbt)	30	0.8%
Douglas Cooper (SW)	24	0.6%
TOTAL	3,743
Turnout: 42%

1980 Governor, Clay County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	1,567	44.0%
Beverly Lake (R)	1,975	55.4%
Bobby Emory (Lbt)	20	0.6%
Douglas Cooper (SW)	2	0.1%
TOTAL	3,564
Turnout: 73%

1980 Governor, Cleveland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	15,091	65.2%
Beverly Lake (R)	7,958	34.4%
Bobby Emory (Lbt)	79	0.3%
Douglas Cooper (SW)	22	0.1%
TOTAL	23,150
Turnout: 39%

1980 Governor, Columbus County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	11,523	71.8%
Beverly Lake (R)	4,429	27.6%
Bobby Emory (Lbt)	78	0.5%
Douglas Cooper (SW)	27	0.2%
TOTAL	16,057
Turnout: 45%

1980 Governor, Craven County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	10,658	63.3%
Beverly Lake (R)	6,115	36.3%
Bobby Emory (Lbt)	36	0.2%
Douglas Cooper (SW)	39	0.2%
TOTAL	16,848
Turnout: 34%

1980 Governor, Cumberland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	29,107	64.8%
Beverly Lake (R)	15,378	34.3%
Bobby Emory (Lbt)	317	0.7%
Douglas Cooper (SW)	95	0.2%
TOTAL	44,897
Turnout: 26%

1980 Governor, Currituck County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	2,667	73.9%
Beverly Lake (R)	928	25.7%
Bobby Emory (Lbt)	12	0.3%
TOTAL	3,607
Turnout: 46%

1980 Governor, Dare County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	3,822	70.9%
Beverly Lake (R)	1,521	28.2%
Bobby Emory (Lbt)	43	0.8%
Douglas Cooper (SW)	4	0.1%
TOTAL	5,390
Turnout: 53%

1980 Governor, Davidson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	19,414	48.9%
Beverly Lake (R)	20,069	50.6%
Bobby Emory (Lbt)	139	0.4%
Douglas Cooper (SW)	55	0.1%
TOTAL	39,677
Turnout: 49%

1980 Governor, Davie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	4,455	45.9%
Beverly Lake (R)	5,220	53.8%
Bobby Emory (Lbt)	28	0.3%
Douglas Cooper (SW)	4	0.0%
TOTAL	9,707
Turnout: 56%

1980 Governor, Duplin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	8,743	68.7%
Beverly Lake (R)	3,960	31.1%
Bobby Emory (Lbt)	24	0.2%
Douglas Cooper (SW)	7	0.1%
TOTAL	12,734
Turnout: 45%

1980 Governor, Durham County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	34,284	72.6%
Beverly Lake (R)	12,409	26.3%
Bobby Emory (Lbt)	434	0.9%
Douglas Cooper (SW)	124	0.3%
TOTAL	47,251
Turnout: 41%

1980 Governor, Edgecombe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	9,635	70.0%
Beverly Lake (R)	4,076	29.6%
Bobby Emory (Lbt)	35	0.3%
Douglas Cooper (SW)	21	0.2%
TOTAL	13,767
Turnout: 36%

1980 Governor, Forsyth County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	52,684	61.9%
Beverly Lake (R)	31,781	37.3%
Bobby Emory (Lbt)	521	0.6%
Douglas Cooper (SW)	151	0.2%
TOTAL	85,137
Turnout: 47%

1980 Governor, Franklin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	6,052	68.8%
Beverly Lake (R)	2,711	30.8%
Bobby Emory (Lbt)	17	0.2%
Douglas Cooper (SW)	13	0.1%
TOTAL	8,793
Turnout: 41%

1980 Governor, Gaston County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	26,775	58.8%
Beverly Lake (R)	18,494	40.6%
Bobby Emory (Lbt)	205	0.5%
Douglas Cooper (SW)	38	0.1%
TOTAL	45,512
Turnout: 40%

1980 Governor, Gates County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	2,940	89.2%
Beverly Lake (R)	346	10.5%
Bobby Emory (Lbt)	5	0.2%
Douglas Cooper (SW)	6	0.2%
TOTAL	3,297
Turnout: 52%

1980 Governor, Graham County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	1,820	51.0%
Beverly Lake (R)	1,743	48.8%
Bobby Emory (Lbt)	4	0.1%
Douglas Cooper (SW)	2	0.1%
TOTAL	3,569
Turnout: 71%

1980 Governor, Granville County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	6,558	73.4%
Beverly Lake (R)	2,336	26.2%
Bobby Emory (Lbt)	21	0.2%
Douglas Cooper (SW)	17	0.2%
TOTAL	8,932
Turnout: 37%

1980 Governor, Greene County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	3,584	69.9%
Beverly Lake (R)	1,537	30.0%
Bobby Emory (Lbt)	4	0.1%
Douglas Cooper (SW)	4	0.1%
TOTAL	5,129
Turnout: 46%

1980 Governor, Guilford County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	63,138	61.1%
Beverly Lake (R)	39,257	38.0%
Bobby Emory (Lbt)	753	0.7%
Douglas Cooper (SW)	162	0.2%
TOTAL	103,310
Turnout: 44%

1980 Governor, Halifax County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	9,802	70.0%
Beverly Lake (R)	4,181	29.8%
Bobby Emory (Lbt)	19	0.1%
Douglas Cooper (SW)	10	0.1%
TOTAL	14,012
Turnout: 37%

1980 Governor, Harnett County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	10,819	64.8%
Beverly Lake (R)	5,796	34.7%
Bobby Emory (Lbt)	50	0.3%
Douglas Cooper (SW)	25	0.1%
TOTAL	16,690
Turnout: 39%

1980 Governor, Haywood County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	10,456	61.2%
Beverly Lake (R)	6,562	38.4%
Bobby Emory (Lbt)	41	0.2%
Douglas Cooper (SW)	17	0.1%
TOTAL	17,076
Turnout: 50%

1980 Governor, Henderson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	11,051	50.6%
Beverly Lake (R)	10,645	48.8%
Bobby Emory (Lbt)	89	0.4%
Douglas Cooper (SW)	39	0.2%
TOTAL	21,824
Turnout: 50%

1980 Governor, Hertford County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	4,920	82.6%
Beverly Lake (R)	1,011	17.0%
Bobby Emory (Lbt)	11	0.2%
Douglas Cooper (SW)	12	0.2%
TOTAL	5,954
Turnout: 36%

1980 Governor, Hoke County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	3,559	80.4%
Beverly Lake (R)	840	19.0%
Bobby Emory (Lbt)	10	0.2%
Douglas Cooper (SW)	16	0.4%
TOTAL	4,425
Turnout: 33%

1980 Governor, Hyde County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	1,459	71.9%
Beverly Lake (R)	562	27.7%
Bobby Emory (Lbt)	7	0.3%
Douglas Cooper (SW)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	2,029
Turnout: 49%

1980 Governor, Iredell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	16,032	58.5%
Beverly Lake (R)	11,235	41.0%
Bobby Emory (Lbt)	110	0.4%
Douglas Cooper (SW)	25	0.1%
TOTAL	27,402
Turnout: 47%

1980 Governor, Jackson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	5,892	61.4%
Beverly Lake (R)	3,661	38.1%
Bobby Emory (Lbt)	31	0.3%
Douglas Cooper (SW)	16	0.2%
TOTAL	9,600
Turnout: 49%

1980 Governor, Johnston County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	12,709	62.3%
Beverly Lake (R)	7,598	37.2%
Bobby Emory (Lbt)	78	0.4%
Douglas Cooper (SW)	21	0.1%
TOTAL	20,406
Turnout: 41%

1980 Governor, Jones County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	2,470	69.9%
Beverly Lake (R)	1,057	29.9%
Bobby Emory (Lbt)	3	0.1%
Douglas Cooper (SW)	4	0.1%
TOTAL	3,534
Turnout: 53%

1980 Governor, Lee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	7,256	67.9%
Beverly Lake (R)	3,365	31.5%
Bobby Emory (Lbt)	38	0.4%
Douglas Cooper (SW)	22	0.2%
TOTAL	10,681
Turnout: 41%

1980 Governor, Lenoir County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	10,320	60.2%
Beverly Lake (R)	6,779	39.5%
Bobby Emory (Lbt)	34	0.2%
Douglas Cooper (SW)	10	0.1%
TOTAL	17,143
Turnout: 41%

1980 Governor, Lincoln County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	9,491	56.0%
Beverly Lake (R)	7,400	43.7%
Bobby Emory (Lbt)	49	0.3%
Douglas Cooper (SW)	8	0.0%
TOTAL	16,948
Turnout: 57%

1980 Governor, Macon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	4,800	54.3%
Beverly Lake (R)	3,996	45.2%
Bobby Emory (Lbt)	28	0.3%
Douglas Cooper (SW)	10	0.1%
TOTAL	8,834
Turnout: 58%

1980 Governor, Madison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	3,692	61.7%
Beverly Lake (R)	2,261	37.8%
Bobby Emory (Lbt)	22	0.4%
Douglas Cooper (SW)	8	0.1%
TOTAL	5,983
Turnout: 48%

1980 Governor, Martin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	5,561	74.6%
Beverly Lake (R)	1,855	24.9%
Bobby Emory (Lbt)	29	0.4%
Douglas Cooper (SW)	10	0.1%
TOTAL	7,455
Turnout: 41%

1980 Governor, McDowell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	6,048	54.9%
Beverly Lake (R)	4,917	44.6%
Bobby Emory (Lbt)	40	0.4%
Douglas Cooper (SW)	12	0.1%
TOTAL	11,017
Turnout: 44%

1980 Governor, Mecklenburg County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	96,365	68.6%
Beverly Lake (R)	42,662	30.4%
Bobby Emory (Lbt)	1,172	0.8%
Douglas Cooper (SW)	232	0.2%
TOTAL	140,431
Turnout: 48%

1980 Governor, Mitchell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	2,130	35.3%
Beverly Lake (R)	3,866	64.1%
Bobby Emory (Lbt)	22	0.4%
Douglas Cooper (SW)	11	0.2%
TOTAL	6,029
Turnout: 56%

1980 Governor, Montgomery County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	4,916	62.6%
Beverly Lake (R)	2,926	37.3%
Bobby Emory (Lbt)	11	0.1%
Douglas Cooper (SW)	2	0.0%
TOTAL	7,855
Turnout: 50%

1980 Governor, Moore County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	10,405	55.9%
Beverly Lake (R)	8,150	43.8%
Bobby Emory (Lbt)	54	0.3%
Douglas Cooper (SW)	15	0.1%
TOTAL	18,624
Turnout: 50%

1980 Governor, Nash County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	11,838	60.0%
Beverly Lake (R)	7,791	39.5%
Bobby Emory (Lbt)	64	0.3%
Douglas Cooper (SW)	38	0.2%
TOTAL	19,731
Turnout: 42%

1980 Governor, New Hanover County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	20,099	63.3%
Beverly Lake (R)	11,391	35.8%
Bobby Emory (Lbt)	203	0.6%
Douglas Cooper (SW)	83	0.3%
TOTAL	31,776
Turnout: 43%

1980 Governor, Northampton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	5,722	82.7%
Beverly Lake (R)	1,158	16.7%
Bobby Emory (Lbt)	14	0.2%
Douglas Cooper (SW)	26	0.4%
TOTAL	6,920
Turnout: 43%

1980 Governor, Onslow County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	10,173	60.2%
Beverly Lake (R)	6,564	38.9%
Bobby Emory (Lbt)	104	0.6%
Douglas Cooper (SW)	44	0.3%
TOTAL	16,885
Turnout: 20%

1980 Governor, Orange County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	20,925	75.4%
Beverly Lake (R)	6,216	22.4%
Bobby Emory (Lbt)	452	1.6%
Douglas Cooper (SW)	163	0.6%
TOTAL	27,756
Turnout: 45%

1980 Governor, Pamlico County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	2,464	66.8%
Beverly Lake (R)	1,204	32.6%
Bobby Emory (Lbt)	18	0.5%
Douglas Cooper (SW)	4	0.1%
TOTAL	3,690
Turnout: 50%

1980 Governor, Pasquotank County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	5,819	76.6%
Beverly Lake (R)	1,748	23.0%
Bobby Emory (Lbt)	16	0.2%
Douglas Cooper (SW)	11	0.1%
TOTAL	7,594
Turnout: 37%

1980 Governor, Pender County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	4,877	67.1%
Beverly Lake (R)	2,361	32.5%
Bobby Emory (Lbt)	24	0.3%
Douglas Cooper (SW)	8	0.1%
TOTAL	7,270
Turnout: 47%

1980 Governor, Perquimans County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	2,106	80.5%
Beverly Lake (R)	503	19.2%
Bobby Emory (Lbt)	7	0.3%
Douglas Cooper (SW)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	2,617
Turnout: 38%

1980 Governor, Person County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	5,165	68.6%
Beverly Lake (R)	2,305	30.6%
Bobby Emory (Lbt)	44	0.6%
Douglas Cooper (SW)	17	0.2%
TOTAL	7,531
Turnout: 36%

1980 Governor, Pitt County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	17,442	70.1%
Beverly Lake (R)	7,312	29.4%
Bobby Emory (Lbt)	101	0.4%
Douglas Cooper (SW)	22	0.1%
TOTAL	24,877
Turnout: 37%

1980 Governor, Polk County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	3,400	54.8%
Beverly Lake (R)	2,755	44.4%
Bobby Emory (Lbt)	41	0.7%
Douglas Cooper (SW)	5	0.1%
TOTAL	6,201
Turnout: 63%

1980 Governor, Randolph County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	14,668	47.2%
Beverly Lake (R)	16,283	52.4%
Bobby Emory (Lbt)	127	0.4%
Douglas Cooper (SW)	20	0.1%
TOTAL	31,098
Turnout: 47%

1980 Governor, Richmond County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	8,427	73.1%
Beverly Lake (R)	3,034	26.3%
Bobby Emory (Lbt)	58	0.5%
Douglas Cooper (SW)	14	0.1%
TOTAL	11,533
Turnout: 36%

1980 Governor, Robeson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	19,169	74.6%
Beverly Lake (R)	6,270	24.4%
Bobby Emory (Lbt)	142	0.6%
Douglas Cooper (SW)	110	0.4%
TOTAL	25,691
Turnout: 39%

1980 Governor, Rockingham County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	13,250	60.8%
Beverly Lake (R)	8,376	38.5%
Bobby Emory (Lbt)	115	0.5%
Douglas Cooper (SW)	36	0.2%
TOTAL	21,777
Turnout: 36%

1980 Governor, Rowan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	16,495	52.0%
Beverly Lake (R)	15,052	47.4%
Bobby Emory (Lbt)	138	0.4%
Douglas Cooper (SW)	42	0.1%
TOTAL	31,727
Turnout: 43%

1980 Governor, Rutherford County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	10,326	60.4%
Beverly Lake (R)	6,662	39.0%
Bobby Emory (Lbt)	71	0.4%
Douglas Cooper (SW)	27	0.2%
TOTAL	17,086
Turnout: 45%

1980 Governor, Sampson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	10,618	61.4%
Beverly Lake (R)	6,609	38.2%
Bobby Emory (Lbt)	25	0.1%
Douglas Cooper (SW)	31	0.2%
TOTAL	17,283
Turnout: 50%

1980 Governor, Scotland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	5,178	77.6%
Beverly Lake (R)	1,445	21.7%
Bobby Emory (Lbt)	38	0.6%
Douglas Cooper (SW)	8	0.1%
TOTAL	6,669
Turnout: 31%

1980 Governor, Stanly County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	9,634	52.5%
Beverly Lake (R)	8,656	47.2%
Bobby Emory (Lbt)	49	0.3%
Douglas Cooper (SW)	9	0.0%
TOTAL	18,348
Turnout: 52%

1980 Governor, Stokes County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	6,833	52.2%
Beverly Lake (R)	6,209	47.4%
Bobby Emory (Lbt)	37	0.3%
Douglas Cooper (SW)	10	0.1%
TOTAL	13,089
Turnout: 57%

1980 Governor, Surry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	11,608	57.8%
Beverly Lake (R)	8,385	41.8%
Bobby Emory (Lbt)	70	0.3%
Douglas Cooper (SW)	15	0.1%
TOTAL	20,078
Turnout: 47%

1980 Governor, Swain County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	2,430	62.4%
Beverly Lake (R)	1,449	37.2%
Bobby Emory (Lbt)	12	0.3%
Douglas Cooper (SW)	4	0.1%
TOTAL	3,895
Turnout: 53%

1980 Governor, Transylvania County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	5,205	56.6%
Beverly Lake (R)	3,876	42.1%
Bobby Emory (Lbt)	91	1.0%
Douglas Cooper (SW)	29	0.3%
TOTAL	9,201
Turnout: 54%

1980 Governor, Tyrrell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	1,048	79.7%
Beverly Lake (R)	264	20.1%
Bobby Emory (Lbt)	1	0.1%
Douglas Cooper (SW)	2	0.2%
TOTAL	1,315
Turnout: 47%

1980 Governor, Union County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	12,619	66.1%
Beverly Lake (R)	6,390	33.5%
Bobby Emory (Lbt)	72	0.4%
Douglas Cooper (SW)	12	0.1%
TOTAL	19,093
Turnout: 40%

1980 Governor, Vance County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	7,156	70.4%
Beverly Lake (R)	2,944	29.0%
Bobby Emory (Lbt)	39	0.4%
Douglas Cooper (SW)	21	0.2%
TOTAL	10,160
Turnout: 40%

1980 Governor, Wake County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	71,896	67.3%
Beverly Lake (R)	33,629	31.5%
Bobby Emory (Lbt)	1,138	1.1%
Douglas Cooper (SW)	132	0.1%
TOTAL	106,795
Turnout: 48%

1980 Governor, Warren County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	3,751	71.9%
Beverly Lake (R)	1,440	27.6%
Bobby Emory (Lbt)	15	0.3%
Douglas Cooper (SW)	13	0.2%
TOTAL	5,219
Turnout: 46%

1980 Governor, Washington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	3,536	72.1%
Beverly Lake (R)	1,356	27.6%
Bobby Emory (Lbt)	14	0.3%
TOTAL	4,906
Turnout: 49%

1980 Governor, Watauga County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	6,565	53.7%
Beverly Lake (R)	5,470	44.7%
Bobby Emory (Lbt)	168	1.4%
Douglas Cooper (SW)	30	0.2%
TOTAL	12,233
Turnout: 49%

1980 Governor, Wayne County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	14,193	62.4%
Beverly Lake (R)	8,393	36.9%
Bobby Emory (Lbt)	126	0.6%
Douglas Cooper (SW)	17	0.1%
TOTAL	22,729
Turnout: 34%

1980 Governor, Wilkes County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	10,219	43.3%
Beverly Lake (R)	13,267	56.2%
Bobby Emory (Lbt)	98	0.4%
Douglas Cooper (SW)	9	0.0%
TOTAL	23,593
Turnout: 56%

1980 Governor, Wilson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	12,243	72.1%
Beverly Lake (R)	4,611	27.2%
Bobby Emory (Lbt)	80	0.5%
Douglas Cooper (SW)	37	0.2%
TOTAL	16,971
Turnout: 38%

1980 Governor, Yadkin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	4,803	42.0%
Beverly Lake (R)	6,612	57.8%
Bobby Emory (Lbt)	22	0.2%
Douglas Cooper (SW)	3	0.0%
TOTAL	11,440
Turnout: 55%

1980 Governor, Yancey County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Hunt* (D)	4,157	55.8%
Beverly Lake (R)	3,260	43.8%
Bobby Emory (Lbt)	19	0.3%
Douglas Cooper (SW)	10	0.1%
TOTAL	7,446
Turnout: 69%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

James Hunt*
Total Disbursements:	$3,199,316

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
The financial data used here were originally collected by Thad Beyle and Jennifer M. Jensen

Beverly Lake
Total Disbursements:	$378,113