1978-11-07 Senatorial Election Results for North Carolina (Class 2)

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County	Turnout	Jesse Helms* (R)		John Ingram (D)		Other		Margin	TOTAL
Alamance	27%	10,596	57.3%	7,907	42.7%	0	0.0%	2,689	18,503
Alexander	58%	5,163	56.6%	3,957	43.4%	0	0.0%	1,206	9,120
Alleghany	60%	1,950	50.5%	1,912	49.5%	0	0.0%	38	3,862
Anson	29%	1,526	32.3%	3,205	67.7%	0	0.0%	-1,679	4,731
Ashe	55%	4,364	53.3%	3,824	46.7%	0	0.0%	540	8,188
Avery	30%	2,070	72.4%	790	27.6%	0	0.0%	1,280	2,860
Beaufort	26%	3,523	51.3%	3,343	48.7%	0	0.0%	180	6,866
Bertie	22%	1,171	40.7%	1,707	59.3%	0	0.0%	-536	2,878
Bladen	27%	2,047	39.8%	3,093	60.2%	0	0.0%	-1,046	5,140
Brunswick	44%	4,762	49.3%	4,898	50.7%	0	0.0%	-136	9,660
Buncombe	32%	18,326	51.5%	17,279	48.5%	0	0.0%	1,047	35,605
Burke	35%	8,792	53.2%	7,742	46.8%	0	0.0%	1,050	16,534
Cabarrus	27%	9,309	60.3%	6,128	39.7%	0	0.0%	3,181	15,437
Caldwell	29%	6,857	54.2%	5,795	45.8%	0	0.0%	1,062	12,652
Camden	28%	447	41.8%	623	58.2%	0	0.0%	-176	1,070
Carteret	36%	5,381	55.2%	4,373	44.8%	0	0.0%	1,008	9,754
Caswell	23%	1,546	49.6%	1,571	50.4%	0	0.0%	-25	3,117
Catawba	36%	15,197	62.0%	9,324	38.0%	0	0.0%	5,873	24,521
Chatham	32%	3,553	49.4%	3,634	50.6%	0	0.0%	-81	7,187
Cherokee	54%	3,386	50.1%	3,377	49.9%	0	0.0%	9	6,763
Chowan	21%	794	47.3%	884	52.7%	0	0.0%	-90	1,678
Clay	75%	1,894	57.1%	1,421	42.9%	0	0.0%	473	3,315
Cleveland	20%	5,243	48.4%	5,600	51.6%	0	0.0%	-357	10,843
Columbus	30%	4,020	41.7%	5,610	58.3%	0	0.0%	-1,590	9,630
Craven	21%	5,117	53.7%	4,407	46.3%	0	0.0%	710	9,524
Cumberland	16%	12,987	51.2%	12,358	48.8%	0	0.0%	629	25,345
Currituck	30%	912	43.9%	1,165	56.1%	0	0.0%	-253	2,077
Dare	46%	2,077	52.2%	1,899	47.8%	0	0.0%	178	3,976
Davidson	33%	13,109	54.6%	10,915	45.4%	0	0.0%	2,194	24,024
Davie	45%	4,491	64.2%	2,509	35.8%	0	0.0%	1,982	7,000
Duplin	28%	3,805	51.0%	3,659	49.0%	0	0.0%	146	7,464
Durham	24%	12,931	51.4%	12,220	48.6%	0	0.0%	711	25,151
Edgecombe	23%	4,270	53.4%	3,728	46.6%	0	0.0%	542	7,998
Forsyth	28%	25,867	56.7%	19,748	43.3%	0	0.0%	6,119	45,615
Franklin	28%	3,089	56.2%	2,403	43.8%	0	0.0%	686	5,492
Gaston	22%	13,074	56.0%	10,292	44.0%	0	0.0%	2,782	23,366
Gates	26%	516	34.2%	991	65.8%	0	0.0%	-475	1,507
Graham	80%	1,965	53.1%	1,736	46.9%	0	0.0%	229	3,701
Granville	28%	3,655	57.4%	2,715	42.6%	0	0.0%	940	6,370
Greene	31%	1,762	55.7%	1,402	44.3%	0	0.0%	360	3,164
Guilford	24%	28,687	54.7%	23,786	45.3%	0	0.0%	4,901	52,473
Halifax	25%	5,215	58.9%	3,645	41.1%	0	0.0%	1,570	8,860
Harnett	26%	5,930	59.0%	4,126	41.0%	0	0.0%	1,804	10,056
Haywood	34%	4,739	44.7%	5,853	55.3%	0	0.0%	-1,114	10,592
Henderson	39%	9,389	61.9%	5,778	38.1%	0	0.0%	3,611	15,167
Hertford	21%	1,373	42.3%	1,875	57.7%	0	0.0%	-502	3,248
Hoke	23%	1,122	40.5%	1,650	59.5%	0	0.0%	-528	2,772
Hyde	33%	623	49.4%	639	50.6%	0	0.0%	-16	1,262
Iredell	32%	10,183	58.5%	7,210	41.5%	0	0.0%	2,973	17,393
Jackson	44%	3,602	46.0%	4,228	54.0%	0	0.0%	-626	7,830
Johnston	27%	7,958	63.4%	4,602	36.6%	0	0.0%	3,356	12,560
Jones	47%	1,500	50.5%	1,472	49.5%	0	0.0%	28	2,972
Lee	24%	3,276	59.1%	2,271	40.9%	0	0.0%	1,005	5,547
Lenoir	27%	6,534	63.2%	3,811	36.8%	0	0.0%	2,723	10,345
Lincoln	52%	6,852	49.6%	6,966	50.4%	0	0.0%	-114	13,818
Macon	47%	3,584	55.8%	2,840	44.2%	0	0.0%	744	6,424
Madison	44%	2,233	43.4%	2,907	56.6%	0	0.0%	-674	5,140
Martin	24%	1,977	49.2%	2,040	50.8%	0	0.0%	-63	4,017
McDowell	38%	4,192	48.8%	4,398	51.2%	0	0.0%	-206	8,590
Mecklenburg	27%	41,628	56.8%	31,603	43.2%	0	0.0%	10,025	73,231
Mitchell	37%	2,583	69.5%	1,132	30.5%	0	0.0%	1,451	3,715
Montgomery	38%	2,746	49.5%	2,798	50.5%	0	0.0%	-52	5,544
Moore	37%	7,499	60.6%	4,880	39.4%	0	0.0%	2,619	12,379
Nash	27%	7,880	66.7%	3,939	33.3%	0	0.0%	3,941	11,819
New Hanover	27%	11,295	61.7%	7,015	38.3%	0	0.0%	4,280	18,310
Northampton	26%	1,427	35.3%	2,614	64.7%	0	0.0%	-1,187	4,041
Onslow	12%	5,134	54.2%	4,345	45.8%	0	0.0%	789	9,479
Orange	29%	6,409	40.2%	9,523	59.8%	0	0.0%	-3,114	15,932
Pamlico	33%	992	44.8%	1,222	55.2%	0	0.0%	-230	2,214
Pasquotank	20%	1,809	48.1%	1,950	51.9%	0	0.0%	-141	3,759
Pender	34%	2,441	51.7%	2,282	48.3%	0	0.0%	159	4,723
Perquimans	22%	643	45.7%	765	54.3%	0	0.0%	-122	1,408
Person	20%	2,622	68.8%	1,191	31.2%	0	0.0%	1,431	3,813
Pitt	24%	7,786	53.9%	6,668	46.1%	0	0.0%	1,118	14,454
Polk	48%	2,479	56.3%	1,928	43.7%	0	0.0%	551	4,407
Randolph	34%	12,583	61.7%	7,796	38.3%	0	0.0%	4,787	20,379
Richmond	28%	2,555	31.6%	5,536	68.4%	0	0.0%	-2,981	8,091
Robeson	20%	4,860	40.0%	7,296	60.0%	0	0.0%	-2,436	12,156
Rockingham	28%	7,884	51.1%	7,557	48.9%	0	0.0%	327	15,441
Rowan	28%	10,624	57.0%	8,015	43.0%	0	0.0%	2,609	18,639
Rutherford	35%	5,943	49.0%	6,178	51.0%	0	0.0%	-235	12,121
Sampson	46%	8,186	56.0%	6,423	44.0%	0	0.0%	1,763	14,609
Scotland	17%	1,466	44.6%	1,819	55.4%	0	0.0%	-353	3,285
Stanly	48%	8,648	55.2%	7,007	44.8%	0	0.0%	1,641	15,655
Stokes	53%	5,820	53.8%	5,002	46.2%	0	0.0%	818	10,822
Surry	34%	7,009	52.1%	6,440	47.9%	0	0.0%	569	13,449
Swain	53%	1,491	43.4%	1,947	56.6%	0	0.0%	-456	3,438
Transylvania	41%	3,234	51.5%	3,046	48.5%	0	0.0%	188	6,280
Tyrrell	25%	272	40.6%	398	59.4%	0	0.0%	-126	670
Union	25%	5,832	54.9%	4,800	45.1%	0	0.0%	1,032	10,632
Vance	27%	3,653	58.4%	2,598	41.6%	0	0.0%	1,055	6,251
Wake	35%	41,388	59.0%	28,723	41.0%	0	0.0%	12,665	70,111
Warren	37%	1,823	45.7%	2,167	54.3%	0	0.0%	-344	3,990
Washington	30%	1,069	38.2%	1,733	61.8%	0	0.0%	-664	2,802
Watauga	37%	4,454	54.8%	3,667	45.2%	0	0.0%	787	8,121
Wayne	21%	7,991	60.9%	5,134	39.1%	0	0.0%	2,857	13,125
Wilkes	55%	11,795	56.6%	9,045	43.4%	0	0.0%	2,750	20,840
Wilson	23%	5,754	61.6%	3,585	38.4%	0	0.0%	2,169	9,339
Yadkin	46%	5,677	64.7%	3,102	35.3%	0	0.0%	2,575	8,779
Yancey	69%	3,254	47.8%	3,553	52.2%	0	0.0%	-299	6,807
TOTAL	31%	619,151	54.5%	516,663	45.5%	0	0.0%	102,488	1,135,814
Total R vote: 619,151 (54.5%)      Total D vote: 516,663 (45.5%)      Total Other vote: 0 (0.0%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements:		$8,123,205		$264,088
Total Receipts:		$0		$0

1978 Senate class 2, Alamance County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jesse Helms* (R)	10,596	57.3%
John Ingram (D)	7,907	42.7%
TOTAL	18,503
Turnout: 27%

1978 Senate class 2, Alexander County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jesse Helms* (R)	5,163	56.6%
John Ingram (D)	3,957	43.4%
TOTAL	9,120
Turnout: 58%

1978 Senate class 2, Alleghany County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jesse Helms* (R)	1,950	50.5%
John Ingram (D)	1,912	49.5%
TOTAL	3,862
Turnout: 60%

1978 Senate class 2, Anson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jesse Helms* (R)	1,526	32.3%
John Ingram (D)	3,205	67.7%
TOTAL	4,731
Turnout: 29%

1978 Senate class 2, Ashe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jesse Helms* (R)	4,364	53.3%
John Ingram (D)	3,824	46.7%
TOTAL	8,188
Turnout: 55%

1978 Senate class 2, Avery County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jesse Helms* (R)	2,070	72.4%
John Ingram (D)	790	27.6%
TOTAL	2,860
Turnout: 30%

1978 Senate class 2, Beaufort County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jesse Helms* (R)	3,523	51.3%
John Ingram (D)	3,343	48.7%
TOTAL	6,866
Turnout: 26%

1978 Senate class 2, Bertie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jesse Helms* (R)	1,171	40.7%
John Ingram (D)	1,707	59.3%
TOTAL	2,878
Turnout: 22%

1978 Senate class 2, Bladen County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jesse Helms* (R)	2,047	39.8%
John Ingram (D)	3,093	60.2%
TOTAL	5,140
Turnout: 27%

1978 Senate class 2, Brunswick County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jesse Helms* (R)	4,762	49.3%
John Ingram (D)	4,898	50.7%
TOTAL	9,660
Turnout: 44%

1978 Senate class 2, Buncombe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jesse Helms* (R)	18,326	51.5%
John Ingram (D)	17,279	48.5%
TOTAL	35,605
Turnout: 32%

1978 Senate class 2, Burke County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jesse Helms* (R)	8,792	53.2%
John Ingram (D)	7,742	46.8%
TOTAL	16,534
Turnout: 35%

1978 Senate class 2, Cabarrus County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jesse Helms* (R)	9,309	60.3%
John Ingram (D)	6,128	39.7%
TOTAL	15,437
Turnout: 27%

1978 Senate class 2, Caldwell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jesse Helms* (R)	6,857	54.2%
John Ingram (D)	5,795	45.8%
TOTAL	12,652
Turnout: 29%

1978 Senate class 2, Camden County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jesse Helms* (R)	447	41.8%
John Ingram (D)	623	58.2%
TOTAL	1,070
Turnout: 28%

1978 Senate class 2, Carteret County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jesse Helms* (R)	5,381	55.2%
John Ingram (D)	4,373	44.8%
TOTAL	9,754
Turnout: 36%

1978 Senate class 2, Caswell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jesse Helms* (R)	1,546	49.6%
John Ingram (D)	1,571	50.4%
TOTAL	3,117
Turnout: 23%

1978 Senate class 2, Catawba County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jesse Helms* (R)	15,197	62.0%
John Ingram (D)	9,324	38.0%
TOTAL	24,521
Turnout: 36%

1978 Senate class 2, Chatham County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jesse Helms* (R)	3,553	49.4%
John Ingram (D)	3,634	50.6%
TOTAL	7,187
Turnout: 32%

1978 Senate class 2, Cherokee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jesse Helms* (R)	3,386	50.1%
John Ingram (D)	3,377	49.9%
TOTAL	6,763
Turnout: 54%

1978 Senate class 2, Chowan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jesse Helms* (R)	794	47.3%
John Ingram (D)	884	52.7%
TOTAL	1,678
Turnout: 21%

1978 Senate class 2, Clay County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jesse Helms* (R)	1,894	57.1%
John Ingram (D)	1,421	42.9%
TOTAL	3,315
Turnout: 75%

1978 Senate class 2, Cleveland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jesse Helms* (R)	5,243	48.4%
John Ingram (D)	5,600	51.6%
TOTAL	10,843
Turnout: 20%

1978 Senate class 2, Columbus County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jesse Helms* (R)	4,020	41.7%
John Ingram (D)	5,610	58.3%
TOTAL	9,630
Turnout: 30%

1978 Senate class 2, Craven County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jesse Helms* (R)	5,117	53.7%
John Ingram (D)	4,407	46.3%
TOTAL	9,524
Turnout: 21%

1978 Senate class 2, Cumberland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jesse Helms* (R)	12,987	51.2%
John Ingram (D)	12,358	48.8%
TOTAL	25,345
Turnout: 16%

1978 Senate class 2, Currituck County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jesse Helms* (R)	912	43.9%
John Ingram (D)	1,165	56.1%
TOTAL	2,077
Turnout: 30%

1978 Senate class 2, Dare County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jesse Helms* (R)	2,077	52.2%
John Ingram (D)	1,899	47.8%
TOTAL	3,976
Turnout: 46%

1978 Senate class 2, Davidson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jesse Helms* (R)	13,109	54.6%
John Ingram (D)	10,915	45.4%
TOTAL	24,024
Turnout: 33%

1978 Senate class 2, Davie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jesse Helms* (R)	4,491	64.2%
John Ingram (D)	2,509	35.8%
TOTAL	7,000
Turnout: 45%

1978 Senate class 2, Duplin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jesse Helms* (R)	3,805	51.0%
John Ingram (D)	3,659	49.0%
TOTAL	7,464
Turnout: 28%

1978 Senate class 2, Durham County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jesse Helms* (R)	12,931	51.4%
John Ingram (D)	12,220	48.6%
TOTAL	25,151
Turnout: 24%

1978 Senate class 2, Edgecombe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jesse Helms* (R)	4,270	53.4%
John Ingram (D)	3,728	46.6%
TOTAL	7,998
Turnout: 23%

1978 Senate class 2, Forsyth County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jesse Helms* (R)	25,867	56.7%
John Ingram (D)	19,748	43.3%
TOTAL	45,615
Turnout: 28%

1978 Senate class 2, Franklin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jesse Helms* (R)	3,089	56.2%
John Ingram (D)	2,403	43.8%
TOTAL	5,492
Turnout: 28%

1978 Senate class 2, Gaston County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jesse Helms* (R)	13,074	56.0%
John Ingram (D)	10,292	44.0%
TOTAL	23,366
Turnout: 22%

1978 Senate class 2, Gates County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jesse Helms* (R)	516	34.2%
John Ingram (D)	991	65.8%
TOTAL	1,507
Turnout: 26%

1978 Senate class 2, Graham County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jesse Helms* (R)	1,965	53.1%
John Ingram (D)	1,736	46.9%
TOTAL	3,701
Turnout: 80%

1978 Senate class 2, Granville County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jesse Helms* (R)	3,655	57.4%
John Ingram (D)	2,715	42.6%
TOTAL	6,370
Turnout: 28%

1978 Senate class 2, Greene County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jesse Helms* (R)	1,762	55.7%
John Ingram (D)	1,402	44.3%
TOTAL	3,164
Turnout: 31%

1978 Senate class 2, Guilford County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jesse Helms* (R)	28,687	54.7%
John Ingram (D)	23,786	45.3%
TOTAL	52,473
Turnout: 24%

1978 Senate class 2, Halifax County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jesse Helms* (R)	5,215	58.9%
John Ingram (D)	3,645	41.1%
TOTAL	8,860
Turnout: 25%

1978 Senate class 2, Harnett County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jesse Helms* (R)	5,930	59.0%
John Ingram (D)	4,126	41.0%
TOTAL	10,056
Turnout: 26%

1978 Senate class 2, Haywood County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jesse Helms* (R)	4,739	44.7%
John Ingram (D)	5,853	55.3%
TOTAL	10,592
Turnout: 34%

1978 Senate class 2, Henderson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jesse Helms* (R)	9,389	61.9%
John Ingram (D)	5,778	38.1%
TOTAL	15,167
Turnout: 39%

1978 Senate class 2, Hertford County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jesse Helms* (R)	1,373	42.3%
John Ingram (D)	1,875	57.7%
TOTAL	3,248
Turnout: 21%

1978 Senate class 2, Hoke County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jesse Helms* (R)	1,122	40.5%
John Ingram (D)	1,650	59.5%
TOTAL	2,772
Turnout: 23%

1978 Senate class 2, Hyde County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jesse Helms* (R)	623	49.4%
John Ingram (D)	639	50.6%
TOTAL	1,262
Turnout: 33%

1978 Senate class 2, Iredell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jesse Helms* (R)	10,183	58.5%
John Ingram (D)	7,210	41.5%
TOTAL	17,393
Turnout: 32%

1978 Senate class 2, Jackson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jesse Helms* (R)	3,602	46.0%
John Ingram (D)	4,228	54.0%
TOTAL	7,830
Turnout: 44%

1978 Senate class 2, Johnston County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jesse Helms* (R)	7,958	63.4%
John Ingram (D)	4,602	36.6%
TOTAL	12,560
Turnout: 27%

1978 Senate class 2, Jones County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jesse Helms* (R)	1,500	50.5%
John Ingram (D)	1,472	49.5%
TOTAL	2,972
Turnout: 47%

1978 Senate class 2, Lee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jesse Helms* (R)	3,276	59.1%
John Ingram (D)	2,271	40.9%
TOTAL	5,547
Turnout: 24%

1978 Senate class 2, Lenoir County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jesse Helms* (R)	6,534	63.2%
John Ingram (D)	3,811	36.8%
TOTAL	10,345
Turnout: 27%

1978 Senate class 2, Lincoln County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jesse Helms* (R)	6,852	49.6%
John Ingram (D)	6,966	50.4%
TOTAL	13,818
Turnout: 52%

1978 Senate class 2, Macon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jesse Helms* (R)	3,584	55.8%
John Ingram (D)	2,840	44.2%
TOTAL	6,424
Turnout: 47%

1978 Senate class 2, Madison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jesse Helms* (R)	2,233	43.4%
John Ingram (D)	2,907	56.6%
TOTAL	5,140
Turnout: 44%

1978 Senate class 2, Martin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jesse Helms* (R)	1,977	49.2%
John Ingram (D)	2,040	50.8%
TOTAL	4,017
Turnout: 24%

1978 Senate class 2, McDowell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jesse Helms* (R)	4,192	48.8%
John Ingram (D)	4,398	51.2%
TOTAL	8,590
Turnout: 38%

1978 Senate class 2, Mecklenburg County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jesse Helms* (R)	41,628	56.8%
John Ingram (D)	31,603	43.2%
TOTAL	73,231
Turnout: 27%

1978 Senate class 2, Mitchell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jesse Helms* (R)	2,583	69.5%
John Ingram (D)	1,132	30.5%
TOTAL	3,715
Turnout: 37%

1978 Senate class 2, Montgomery County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jesse Helms* (R)	2,746	49.5%
John Ingram (D)	2,798	50.5%
TOTAL	5,544
Turnout: 38%

1978 Senate class 2, Moore County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jesse Helms* (R)	7,499	60.6%
John Ingram (D)	4,880	39.4%
TOTAL	12,379
Turnout: 37%

1978 Senate class 2, Nash County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jesse Helms* (R)	7,880	66.7%
John Ingram (D)	3,939	33.3%
TOTAL	11,819
Turnout: 27%

1978 Senate class 2, New Hanover County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jesse Helms* (R)	11,295	61.7%
John Ingram (D)	7,015	38.3%
TOTAL	18,310
Turnout: 27%

1978 Senate class 2, Northampton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jesse Helms* (R)	1,427	35.3%
John Ingram (D)	2,614	64.7%
TOTAL	4,041
Turnout: 26%

1978 Senate class 2, Onslow County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jesse Helms* (R)	5,134	54.2%
John Ingram (D)	4,345	45.8%
TOTAL	9,479
Turnout: 12%

1978 Senate class 2, Orange County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jesse Helms* (R)	6,409	40.2%
John Ingram (D)	9,523	59.8%
TOTAL	15,932
Turnout: 29%

1978 Senate class 2, Pamlico County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jesse Helms* (R)	992	44.8%
John Ingram (D)	1,222	55.2%
TOTAL	2,214
Turnout: 33%

1978 Senate class 2, Pasquotank County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jesse Helms* (R)	1,809	48.1%
John Ingram (D)	1,950	51.9%
TOTAL	3,759
Turnout: 20%

1978 Senate class 2, Pender County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jesse Helms* (R)	2,441	51.7%
John Ingram (D)	2,282	48.3%
TOTAL	4,723
Turnout: 34%

1978 Senate class 2, Perquimans County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jesse Helms* (R)	643	45.7%
John Ingram (D)	765	54.3%
TOTAL	1,408
Turnout: 22%

1978 Senate class 2, Person County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jesse Helms* (R)	2,622	68.8%
John Ingram (D)	1,191	31.2%
TOTAL	3,813
Turnout: 20%

1978 Senate class 2, Pitt County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jesse Helms* (R)	7,786	53.9%
John Ingram (D)	6,668	46.1%
TOTAL	14,454
Turnout: 24%

1978 Senate class 2, Polk County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jesse Helms* (R)	2,479	56.3%
John Ingram (D)	1,928	43.7%
TOTAL	4,407
Turnout: 48%

1978 Senate class 2, Randolph County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jesse Helms* (R)	12,583	61.7%
John Ingram (D)	7,796	38.3%
TOTAL	20,379
Turnout: 34%

1978 Senate class 2, Richmond County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jesse Helms* (R)	2,555	31.6%
John Ingram (D)	5,536	68.4%
TOTAL	8,091
Turnout: 28%

1978 Senate class 2, Robeson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jesse Helms* (R)	4,860	40.0%
John Ingram (D)	7,296	60.0%
TOTAL	12,156
Turnout: 20%

1978 Senate class 2, Rockingham County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jesse Helms* (R)	7,884	51.1%
John Ingram (D)	7,557	48.9%
TOTAL	15,441
Turnout: 28%

1978 Senate class 2, Rowan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jesse Helms* (R)	10,624	57.0%
John Ingram (D)	8,015	43.0%
TOTAL	18,639
Turnout: 28%

1978 Senate class 2, Rutherford County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jesse Helms* (R)	5,943	49.0%
John Ingram (D)	6,178	51.0%
TOTAL	12,121
Turnout: 35%

1978 Senate class 2, Sampson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jesse Helms* (R)	8,186	56.0%
John Ingram (D)	6,423	44.0%
TOTAL	14,609
Turnout: 46%

1978 Senate class 2, Scotland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jesse Helms* (R)	1,466	44.6%
John Ingram (D)	1,819	55.4%
TOTAL	3,285
Turnout: 17%

1978 Senate class 2, Stanly County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jesse Helms* (R)	8,648	55.2%
John Ingram (D)	7,007	44.8%
TOTAL	15,655
Turnout: 48%

1978 Senate class 2, Stokes County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jesse Helms* (R)	5,820	53.8%
John Ingram (D)	5,002	46.2%
TOTAL	10,822
Turnout: 53%

1978 Senate class 2, Surry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jesse Helms* (R)	7,009	52.1%
John Ingram (D)	6,440	47.9%
TOTAL	13,449
Turnout: 34%

1978 Senate class 2, Swain County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jesse Helms* (R)	1,491	43.4%
John Ingram (D)	1,947	56.6%
TOTAL	3,438
Turnout: 53%

1978 Senate class 2, Transylvania County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jesse Helms* (R)	3,234	51.5%
John Ingram (D)	3,046	48.5%
TOTAL	6,280
Turnout: 41%

1978 Senate class 2, Tyrrell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jesse Helms* (R)	272	40.6%
John Ingram (D)	398	59.4%
TOTAL	670
Turnout: 25%

1978 Senate class 2, Union County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jesse Helms* (R)	5,832	54.9%
John Ingram (D)	4,800	45.1%
TOTAL	10,632
Turnout: 25%

1978 Senate class 2, Vance County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jesse Helms* (R)	3,653	58.4%
John Ingram (D)	2,598	41.6%
TOTAL	6,251
Turnout: 27%

1978 Senate class 2, Wake County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jesse Helms* (R)	41,388	59.0%
John Ingram (D)	28,723	41.0%
TOTAL	70,111
Turnout: 35%

1978 Senate class 2, Warren County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jesse Helms* (R)	1,823	45.7%
John Ingram (D)	2,167	54.3%
TOTAL	3,990
Turnout: 37%

1978 Senate class 2, Washington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jesse Helms* (R)	1,069	38.2%
John Ingram (D)	1,733	61.8%
TOTAL	2,802
Turnout: 30%

1978 Senate class 2, Watauga County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jesse Helms* (R)	4,454	54.8%
John Ingram (D)	3,667	45.2%
TOTAL	8,121
Turnout: 37%

1978 Senate class 2, Wayne County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jesse Helms* (R)	7,991	60.9%
John Ingram (D)	5,134	39.1%
TOTAL	13,125
Turnout: 21%

1978 Senate class 2, Wilkes County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jesse Helms* (R)	11,795	56.6%
John Ingram (D)	9,045	43.4%
TOTAL	20,840
Turnout: 55%

1978 Senate class 2, Wilson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jesse Helms* (R)	5,754	61.6%
John Ingram (D)	3,585	38.4%
TOTAL	9,339
Turnout: 23%

1978 Senate class 2, Yadkin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jesse Helms* (R)	5,677	64.7%
John Ingram (D)	3,102	35.3%
TOTAL	8,779
Turnout: 46%

1978 Senate class 2, Yancey County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jesse Helms* (R)	3,254	47.8%
John Ingram (D)	3,553	52.2%
TOTAL	6,807
Turnout: 69%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

Jesse Helms*
Total Disbursements:	$8,123,205

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/senate/NC/1978

John Ingram
Total Disbursements:	$264,088