1968-11-05 Senatorial Election Results for North Carolina (Class 3)

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County	Turnout	Sam Ervin* (D)		Robert Somers (R)		Other		Margin	TOTAL
Alamance	57%	19,563	63.1%	11,444	36.9%	0	0.0%	8,119	31,007
Alexander	77%	3,457	43.3%	4,522	56.7%	0	0.0%	-1,065	7,979
Alleghany	75%	1,940	55.2%	1,574	44.8%	0	0.0%	366	3,514
Anson	56%	5,540	77.2%	1,639	22.8%	0	0.0%	3,901	7,179
Ashe	80%	4,385	48.4%	4,681	51.6%	0	0.0%	-296	9,066
Avery	59%	1,207	28.8%	2,989	71.2%	0	0.0%	-1,782	4,196
Beaufort	50%	6,205	62.9%	3,663	37.1%	0	0.0%	2,542	9,868
Bertie	46%	4,280	82.1%	934	17.9%	0	0.0%	3,346	5,214
Bladen	51%	6,079	81.3%	1,401	18.7%	0	0.0%	4,678	7,480
Brunswick	59%	4,646	61.5%	2,911	38.5%	0	0.0%	1,735	7,557
Buncombe	54%	25,918	57.4%	19,197	42.6%	0	0.0%	6,721	45,115
Burke	66%	11,731	54.4%	9,847	45.6%	0	0.0%	1,884	21,578
Cabarrus	58%	12,252	50.6%	11,961	49.4%	0	0.0%	291	24,213
Caldwell	63%	9,414	48.7%	9,927	51.3%	0	0.0%	-513	19,341
Camden	56%	1,367	80.7%	326	19.3%	0	0.0%	1,041	1,693
Carteret	59%	6,186	58.4%	4,400	41.6%	0	0.0%	1,786	10,586
Caswell	47%	3,903	77.5%	1,130	22.5%	0	0.0%	2,773	5,033
Catawba	63%	14,636	47.1%	16,435	52.9%	0	0.0%	-1,799	31,071
Chatham	59%	5,946	59.9%	3,988	40.1%	0	0.0%	1,958	9,934
Cherokee	73%	3,262	48.2%	3,501	51.8%	0	0.0%	-239	6,763
Chowan	52%	2,527	79.7%	642	20.3%	0	0.0%	1,885	3,169
Clay	80%	1,150	46.8%	1,305	53.2%	0	0.0%	-155	2,455
Cleveland	52%	14,002	68.5%	6,432	31.5%	0	0.0%	7,570	20,434
Columbus	49%	9,383	74.3%	3,238	25.7%	0	0.0%	6,145	12,621
Craven	33%	7,388	64.9%	3,994	35.1%	0	0.0%	3,394	11,382
Cumberland	25%	19,085	70.8%	7,890	29.2%	0	0.0%	11,195	26,975
Currituck	57%	1,825	83.1%	371	16.9%	0	0.0%	1,454	2,196
Dare	56%	1,642	71.7%	649	28.3%	0	0.0%	993	2,291
Davidson	65%	15,962	47.1%	17,895	52.9%	0	0.0%	-1,933	33,857
Davie	72%	3,120	42.2%	4,266	57.8%	0	0.0%	-1,146	7,386
Duplin	51%	7,123	66.5%	3,583	33.5%	0	0.0%	3,540	10,706
Durham	42%	20,534	64.5%	11,313	35.5%	0	0.0%	9,221	31,847
Edgecombe	45%	10,077	79.4%	2,619	20.6%	0	0.0%	7,458	12,696
Forsyth	53%	34,493	54.0%	29,350	46.0%	0	0.0%	5,143	63,843
Franklin	57%	6,754	76.8%	2,042	23.2%	0	0.0%	4,712	8,796
Gaston	48%	23,656	61.4%	14,866	38.6%	0	0.0%	8,790	38,522
Gates	47%	1,921	84.2%	361	15.8%	0	0.0%	1,560	2,282
Graham	82%	1,383	46.9%	1,564	53.1%	0	0.0%	-181	2,947
Granville	40%	5,995	81.8%	1,337	18.2%	0	0.0%	4,658	7,332
Greene	55%	3,877	83.9%	745	16.1%	0	0.0%	3,132	4,622
Guilford	45%	40,858	56.0%	32,050	44.0%	0	0.0%	8,808	72,908
Halifax	46%	11,309	81.4%	2,589	18.6%	0	0.0%	8,720	13,898
Harnett	52%	8,847	61.0%	5,658	39.0%	0	0.0%	3,189	14,505
Haywood	61%	9,710	66.5%	4,881	33.5%	0	0.0%	4,829	14,591
Henderson	60%	5,699	39.1%	8,885	60.9%	0	0.0%	-3,186	14,584
Hertford	41%	4,394	83.8%	848	16.2%	0	0.0%	3,546	5,242
Hoke	52%	3,749	86.1%	606	13.9%	0	0.0%	3,143	4,355
Hyde	56%	1,267	72.8%	473	27.2%	0	0.0%	794	1,740
Iredell	60%	12,821	54.7%	10,634	45.3%	0	0.0%	2,187	23,455
Jackson	60%	4,206	56.1%	3,291	43.9%	0	0.0%	915	7,497
Johnston	50%	9,434	54.2%	7,967	45.8%	0	0.0%	1,467	17,401
Jones	52%	2,013	70.5%	844	29.5%	0	0.0%	1,169	2,857
Lee	39%	4,565	70.2%	1,936	29.8%	0	0.0%	2,629	6,501
Lenoir	45%	9,285	67.0%	4,575	33.0%	0	0.0%	4,710	13,860
Lincoln	73%	6,644	51.3%	6,301	48.7%	0	0.0%	343	12,945
Macon	67%	3,391	54.7%	2,811	45.3%	0	0.0%	580	6,202
Madison	60%	3,007	52.5%	2,718	47.5%	0	0.0%	289	5,725
Martin	52%	5,907	83.2%	1,192	16.8%	0	0.0%	4,715	7,099
McDowell	58%	5,999	61.5%	3,752	38.5%	0	0.0%	2,247	9,751
Mecklenburg	51%	59,664	61.0%	38,116	39.0%	0	0.0%	21,548	97,780
Mitchell	62%	1,430	29.2%	3,470	70.8%	0	0.0%	-2,040	4,900
Montgomery	71%	4,271	56.7%	3,267	43.3%	0	0.0%	1,004	7,538
Moore	51%	6,470	57.5%	4,791	42.5%	0	0.0%	1,679	11,261
Nash	51%	12,004	71.9%	4,686	28.1%	0	0.0%	7,318	16,690
New Hanover	53%	15,204	62.3%	9,198	37.7%	0	0.0%	6,006	24,402
Northampton	53%	6,465	87.6%	916	12.4%	0	0.0%	5,549	7,381
Onslow	19%	7,506	67.7%	3,573	32.3%	0	0.0%	3,933	11,079
Orange	48%	11,197	67.4%	5,415	32.6%	0	0.0%	5,782	16,612
Pamlico	56%	2,060	68.5%	949	31.5%	0	0.0%	1,111	3,009
Pasquotank	41%	4,723	75.9%	1,500	24.1%	0	0.0%	3,223	6,223
Pender	51%	3,795	74.8%	1,277	25.2%	0	0.0%	2,518	5,072
Perquimans	54%	2,137	81.3%	490	18.7%	0	0.0%	1,647	2,627
Person	53%	5,817	75.2%	1,918	24.8%	0	0.0%	3,899	7,735
Pitt	45%	14,567	75.3%	4,778	24.7%	0	0.0%	9,789	19,345
Polk	73%	2,735	53.6%	2,367	46.4%	0	0.0%	368	5,102
Randolph	58%	10,315	42.4%	14,027	57.6%	0	0.0%	-3,712	24,342
Richmond	41%	6,681	74.3%	2,311	25.7%	0	0.0%	4,370	8,992
Robeson	41%	15,588	86.4%	2,461	13.6%	0	0.0%	13,127	18,049
Rockingham	54%	13,479	62.1%	8,221	37.9%	0	0.0%	5,258	21,700
Rowan	60%	17,121	54.8%	14,128	45.2%	0	0.0%	2,993	31,249
Rutherford	62%	10,099	62.4%	6,097	37.6%	0	0.0%	4,002	16,196
Sampson	61%	7,999	52.7%	7,181	47.3%	0	0.0%	818	15,180
Scotland	38%	4,287	80.7%	1,026	19.3%	0	0.0%	3,261	5,313
Stanly	72%	8,128	46.5%	9,354	53.5%	0	0.0%	-1,226	17,482
Stokes	77%	5,142	51.8%	4,792	48.2%	0	0.0%	350	9,934
Surry	62%	9,173	51.3%	8,706	48.7%	0	0.0%	467	17,879
Swain	73%	1,974	60.9%	1,267	39.1%	0	0.0%	707	3,241
Transylvania	77%	4,761	57.2%	3,568	42.8%	0	0.0%	1,193	8,329
Tyrrell	46%	772	76.3%	240	23.7%	0	0.0%	532	1,012
Union	45%	8,385	66.4%	4,250	33.6%	0	0.0%	4,135	12,635
Vance	58%	8,183	80.2%	2,014	19.8%	0	0.0%	6,169	10,197
Wake	46%	36,226	62.3%	21,887	37.7%	0	0.0%	14,339	58,113
Warren	53%	4,444	90.9%	444	9.1%	0	0.0%	4,000	4,888
Washington	58%	2,940	68.7%	1,340	31.3%	0	0.0%	1,600	4,280
Watauga	63%	4,048	46.9%	4,588	53.1%	0	0.0%	-540	8,636
Wayne	35%	10,120	61.5%	6,333	38.5%	0	0.0%	3,787	16,453
Wilkes	66%	6,987	38.6%	11,100	61.4%	0	0.0%	-4,113	18,087
Wilson	44%	10,501	74.4%	3,621	25.6%	0	0.0%	6,880	14,122
Yadkin	65%	3,210	35.1%	5,941	64.9%	0	0.0%	-2,731	9,151
Yancey	72%	2,879	54.7%	2,383	45.3%	0	0.0%	496	5,262
TOTAL	50%	870,406	60.6%	566,934	39.4%	0	0.0%	303,472	1,437,340
Total R vote: 566,934 (39.4%)      Total D vote: 870,406 (60.6%)      Total Other vote: 0 (0.0%)
* incumbent

1968 Senate class 3, Alamance County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Ervin* (D)	19,563	63.1%
Robert Somers (R)	11,444	36.9%
TOTAL	31,007
Turnout: 57%

1968 Senate class 3, Alexander County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Ervin* (D)	3,457	43.3%
Robert Somers (R)	4,522	56.7%
TOTAL	7,979
Turnout: 77%

1968 Senate class 3, Alleghany County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Ervin* (D)	1,940	55.2%
Robert Somers (R)	1,574	44.8%
TOTAL	3,514
Turnout: 75%

1968 Senate class 3, Anson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Ervin* (D)	5,540	77.2%
Robert Somers (R)	1,639	22.8%
TOTAL	7,179
Turnout: 56%

1968 Senate class 3, Ashe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Ervin* (D)	4,385	48.4%
Robert Somers (R)	4,681	51.6%
TOTAL	9,066
Turnout: 80%

1968 Senate class 3, Avery County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Ervin* (D)	1,207	28.8%
Robert Somers (R)	2,989	71.2%
TOTAL	4,196
Turnout: 59%

1968 Senate class 3, Beaufort County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Ervin* (D)	6,205	62.9%
Robert Somers (R)	3,663	37.1%
TOTAL	9,868
Turnout: 50%

1968 Senate class 3, Bertie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Ervin* (D)	4,280	82.1%
Robert Somers (R)	934	17.9%
TOTAL	5,214
Turnout: 46%

1968 Senate class 3, Bladen County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Ervin* (D)	6,079	81.3%
Robert Somers (R)	1,401	18.7%
TOTAL	7,480
Turnout: 51%

1968 Senate class 3, Brunswick County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Ervin* (D)	4,646	61.5%
Robert Somers (R)	2,911	38.5%
TOTAL	7,557
Turnout: 59%

1968 Senate class 3, Buncombe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Ervin* (D)	25,918	57.4%
Robert Somers (R)	19,197	42.6%
TOTAL	45,115
Turnout: 54%

1968 Senate class 3, Burke County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Ervin* (D)	11,731	54.4%
Robert Somers (R)	9,847	45.6%
TOTAL	21,578
Turnout: 66%

1968 Senate class 3, Cabarrus County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Ervin* (D)	12,252	50.6%
Robert Somers (R)	11,961	49.4%
TOTAL	24,213
Turnout: 58%

1968 Senate class 3, Caldwell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Ervin* (D)	9,414	48.7%
Robert Somers (R)	9,927	51.3%
TOTAL	19,341
Turnout: 63%

1968 Senate class 3, Camden County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Ervin* (D)	1,367	80.7%
Robert Somers (R)	326	19.3%
TOTAL	1,693
Turnout: 56%

1968 Senate class 3, Carteret County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Ervin* (D)	6,186	58.4%
Robert Somers (R)	4,400	41.6%
TOTAL	10,586
Turnout: 59%

1968 Senate class 3, Caswell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Ervin* (D)	3,903	77.5%
Robert Somers (R)	1,130	22.5%
TOTAL	5,033
Turnout: 47%

1968 Senate class 3, Catawba County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Ervin* (D)	14,636	47.1%
Robert Somers (R)	16,435	52.9%
TOTAL	31,071
Turnout: 63%

1968 Senate class 3, Chatham County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Ervin* (D)	5,946	59.9%
Robert Somers (R)	3,988	40.1%
TOTAL	9,934
Turnout: 59%

1968 Senate class 3, Cherokee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Ervin* (D)	3,262	48.2%
Robert Somers (R)	3,501	51.8%
TOTAL	6,763
Turnout: 73%

1968 Senate class 3, Chowan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Ervin* (D)	2,527	79.7%
Robert Somers (R)	642	20.3%
TOTAL	3,169
Turnout: 52%

1968 Senate class 3, Clay County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Ervin* (D)	1,150	46.8%
Robert Somers (R)	1,305	53.2%
TOTAL	2,455
Turnout: 80%

1968 Senate class 3, Cleveland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Ervin* (D)	14,002	68.5%
Robert Somers (R)	6,432	31.5%
TOTAL	20,434
Turnout: 52%

1968 Senate class 3, Columbus County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Ervin* (D)	9,383	74.3%
Robert Somers (R)	3,238	25.7%
TOTAL	12,621
Turnout: 49%

1968 Senate class 3, Craven County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Ervin* (D)	7,388	64.9%
Robert Somers (R)	3,994	35.1%
TOTAL	11,382
Turnout: 33%

1968 Senate class 3, Cumberland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Ervin* (D)	19,085	70.8%
Robert Somers (R)	7,890	29.2%
TOTAL	26,975
Turnout: 25%

1968 Senate class 3, Currituck County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Ervin* (D)	1,825	83.1%
Robert Somers (R)	371	16.9%
TOTAL	2,196
Turnout: 57%

1968 Senate class 3, Dare County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Ervin* (D)	1,642	71.7%
Robert Somers (R)	649	28.3%
TOTAL	2,291
Turnout: 56%

1968 Senate class 3, Davidson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Ervin* (D)	15,962	47.1%
Robert Somers (R)	17,895	52.9%
TOTAL	33,857
Turnout: 65%

1968 Senate class 3, Davie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Ervin* (D)	3,120	42.2%
Robert Somers (R)	4,266	57.8%
TOTAL	7,386
Turnout: 72%

1968 Senate class 3, Duplin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Ervin* (D)	7,123	66.5%
Robert Somers (R)	3,583	33.5%
TOTAL	10,706
Turnout: 51%

1968 Senate class 3, Durham County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Ervin* (D)	20,534	64.5%
Robert Somers (R)	11,313	35.5%
TOTAL	31,847
Turnout: 42%

1968 Senate class 3, Edgecombe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Ervin* (D)	10,077	79.4%
Robert Somers (R)	2,619	20.6%
TOTAL	12,696
Turnout: 45%

1968 Senate class 3, Forsyth County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Ervin* (D)	34,493	54.0%
Robert Somers (R)	29,350	46.0%
TOTAL	63,843
Turnout: 53%

1968 Senate class 3, Franklin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Ervin* (D)	6,754	76.8%
Robert Somers (R)	2,042	23.2%
TOTAL	8,796
Turnout: 57%

1968 Senate class 3, Gaston County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Ervin* (D)	23,656	61.4%
Robert Somers (R)	14,866	38.6%
TOTAL	38,522
Turnout: 48%

1968 Senate class 3, Gates County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Ervin* (D)	1,921	84.2%
Robert Somers (R)	361	15.8%
TOTAL	2,282
Turnout: 47%

1968 Senate class 3, Graham County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Ervin* (D)	1,383	46.9%
Robert Somers (R)	1,564	53.1%
TOTAL	2,947
Turnout: 82%

1968 Senate class 3, Granville County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Ervin* (D)	5,995	81.8%
Robert Somers (R)	1,337	18.2%
TOTAL	7,332
Turnout: 40%

1968 Senate class 3, Greene County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Ervin* (D)	3,877	83.9%
Robert Somers (R)	745	16.1%
TOTAL	4,622
Turnout: 55%

1968 Senate class 3, Guilford County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Ervin* (D)	40,858	56.0%
Robert Somers (R)	32,050	44.0%
TOTAL	72,908
Turnout: 45%

1968 Senate class 3, Halifax County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Ervin* (D)	11,309	81.4%
Robert Somers (R)	2,589	18.6%
TOTAL	13,898
Turnout: 46%

1968 Senate class 3, Harnett County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Ervin* (D)	8,847	61.0%
Robert Somers (R)	5,658	39.0%
TOTAL	14,505
Turnout: 52%

1968 Senate class 3, Haywood County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Ervin* (D)	9,710	66.5%
Robert Somers (R)	4,881	33.5%
TOTAL	14,591
Turnout: 61%

1968 Senate class 3, Henderson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Ervin* (D)	5,699	39.1%
Robert Somers (R)	8,885	60.9%
TOTAL	14,584
Turnout: 60%

1968 Senate class 3, Hertford County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Ervin* (D)	4,394	83.8%
Robert Somers (R)	848	16.2%
TOTAL	5,242
Turnout: 41%

1968 Senate class 3, Hoke County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Ervin* (D)	3,749	86.1%
Robert Somers (R)	606	13.9%
TOTAL	4,355
Turnout: 52%

1968 Senate class 3, Hyde County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Ervin* (D)	1,267	72.8%
Robert Somers (R)	473	27.2%
TOTAL	1,740
Turnout: 56%

1968 Senate class 3, Iredell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Ervin* (D)	12,821	54.7%
Robert Somers (R)	10,634	45.3%
TOTAL	23,455
Turnout: 60%

1968 Senate class 3, Jackson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Ervin* (D)	4,206	56.1%
Robert Somers (R)	3,291	43.9%
TOTAL	7,497
Turnout: 60%

1968 Senate class 3, Johnston County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Ervin* (D)	9,434	54.2%
Robert Somers (R)	7,967	45.8%
TOTAL	17,401
Turnout: 50%

1968 Senate class 3, Jones County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Ervin* (D)	2,013	70.5%
Robert Somers (R)	844	29.5%
TOTAL	2,857
Turnout: 52%

1968 Senate class 3, Lee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Ervin* (D)	4,565	70.2%
Robert Somers (R)	1,936	29.8%
TOTAL	6,501
Turnout: 39%

1968 Senate class 3, Lenoir County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Ervin* (D)	9,285	67.0%
Robert Somers (R)	4,575	33.0%
TOTAL	13,860
Turnout: 45%

1968 Senate class 3, Lincoln County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Ervin* (D)	6,644	51.3%
Robert Somers (R)	6,301	48.7%
TOTAL	12,945
Turnout: 73%

1968 Senate class 3, Macon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Ervin* (D)	3,391	54.7%
Robert Somers (R)	2,811	45.3%
TOTAL	6,202
Turnout: 67%

1968 Senate class 3, Madison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Ervin* (D)	3,007	52.5%
Robert Somers (R)	2,718	47.5%
TOTAL	5,725
Turnout: 60%

1968 Senate class 3, Martin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Ervin* (D)	5,907	83.2%
Robert Somers (R)	1,192	16.8%
TOTAL	7,099
Turnout: 52%

1968 Senate class 3, McDowell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Ervin* (D)	5,999	61.5%
Robert Somers (R)	3,752	38.5%
TOTAL	9,751
Turnout: 58%

1968 Senate class 3, Mecklenburg County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Ervin* (D)	59,664	61.0%
Robert Somers (R)	38,116	39.0%
TOTAL	97,780
Turnout: 51%

1968 Senate class 3, Mitchell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Ervin* (D)	1,430	29.2%
Robert Somers (R)	3,470	70.8%
TOTAL	4,900
Turnout: 62%

1968 Senate class 3, Montgomery County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Ervin* (D)	4,271	56.7%
Robert Somers (R)	3,267	43.3%
TOTAL	7,538
Turnout: 71%

1968 Senate class 3, Moore County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Ervin* (D)	6,470	57.5%
Robert Somers (R)	4,791	42.5%
TOTAL	11,261
Turnout: 51%

1968 Senate class 3, Nash County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Ervin* (D)	12,004	71.9%
Robert Somers (R)	4,686	28.1%
TOTAL	16,690
Turnout: 51%

1968 Senate class 3, New Hanover County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Ervin* (D)	15,204	62.3%
Robert Somers (R)	9,198	37.7%
TOTAL	24,402
Turnout: 53%

1968 Senate class 3, Northampton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Ervin* (D)	6,465	87.6%
Robert Somers (R)	916	12.4%
TOTAL	7,381
Turnout: 53%

1968 Senate class 3, Onslow County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Ervin* (D)	7,506	67.7%
Robert Somers (R)	3,573	32.3%
TOTAL	11,079
Turnout: 19%

1968 Senate class 3, Orange County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Ervin* (D)	11,197	67.4%
Robert Somers (R)	5,415	32.6%
TOTAL	16,612
Turnout: 48%

1968 Senate class 3, Pamlico County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Ervin* (D)	2,060	68.5%
Robert Somers (R)	949	31.5%
TOTAL	3,009
Turnout: 56%

1968 Senate class 3, Pasquotank County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Ervin* (D)	4,723	75.9%
Robert Somers (R)	1,500	24.1%
TOTAL	6,223
Turnout: 41%

1968 Senate class 3, Pender County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Ervin* (D)	3,795	74.8%
Robert Somers (R)	1,277	25.2%
TOTAL	5,072
Turnout: 51%

1968 Senate class 3, Perquimans County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Ervin* (D)	2,137	81.3%
Robert Somers (R)	490	18.7%
TOTAL	2,627
Turnout: 54%

1968 Senate class 3, Person County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Ervin* (D)	5,817	75.2%
Robert Somers (R)	1,918	24.8%
TOTAL	7,735
Turnout: 53%

1968 Senate class 3, Pitt County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Ervin* (D)	14,567	75.3%
Robert Somers (R)	4,778	24.7%
TOTAL	19,345
Turnout: 45%

1968 Senate class 3, Polk County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Ervin* (D)	2,735	53.6%
Robert Somers (R)	2,367	46.4%
TOTAL	5,102
Turnout: 73%

1968 Senate class 3, Randolph County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Ervin* (D)	10,315	42.4%
Robert Somers (R)	14,027	57.6%
TOTAL	24,342
Turnout: 58%

1968 Senate class 3, Richmond County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Ervin* (D)	6,681	74.3%
Robert Somers (R)	2,311	25.7%
TOTAL	8,992
Turnout: 41%

1968 Senate class 3, Robeson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Ervin* (D)	15,588	86.4%
Robert Somers (R)	2,461	13.6%
TOTAL	18,049
Turnout: 41%

1968 Senate class 3, Rockingham County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Ervin* (D)	13,479	62.1%
Robert Somers (R)	8,221	37.9%
TOTAL	21,700
Turnout: 54%

1968 Senate class 3, Rowan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Ervin* (D)	17,121	54.8%
Robert Somers (R)	14,128	45.2%
TOTAL	31,249
Turnout: 60%

1968 Senate class 3, Rutherford County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Ervin* (D)	10,099	62.4%
Robert Somers (R)	6,097	37.6%
TOTAL	16,196
Turnout: 62%

1968 Senate class 3, Sampson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Ervin* (D)	7,999	52.7%
Robert Somers (R)	7,181	47.3%
TOTAL	15,180
Turnout: 61%

1968 Senate class 3, Scotland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Ervin* (D)	4,287	80.7%
Robert Somers (R)	1,026	19.3%
TOTAL	5,313
Turnout: 38%

1968 Senate class 3, Stanly County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Ervin* (D)	8,128	46.5%
Robert Somers (R)	9,354	53.5%
TOTAL	17,482
Turnout: 72%

1968 Senate class 3, Stokes County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Ervin* (D)	5,142	51.8%
Robert Somers (R)	4,792	48.2%
TOTAL	9,934
Turnout: 77%

1968 Senate class 3, Surry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Ervin* (D)	9,173	51.3%
Robert Somers (R)	8,706	48.7%
TOTAL	17,879
Turnout: 62%

1968 Senate class 3, Swain County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Ervin* (D)	1,974	60.9%
Robert Somers (R)	1,267	39.1%
TOTAL	3,241
Turnout: 73%

1968 Senate class 3, Transylvania County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Ervin* (D)	4,761	57.2%
Robert Somers (R)	3,568	42.8%
TOTAL	8,329
Turnout: 77%

1968 Senate class 3, Tyrrell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Ervin* (D)	772	76.3%
Robert Somers (R)	240	23.7%
TOTAL	1,012
Turnout: 46%

1968 Senate class 3, Union County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Ervin* (D)	8,385	66.4%
Robert Somers (R)	4,250	33.6%
TOTAL	12,635
Turnout: 45%

1968 Senate class 3, Vance County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Ervin* (D)	8,183	80.2%
Robert Somers (R)	2,014	19.8%
TOTAL	10,197
Turnout: 58%

1968 Senate class 3, Wake County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Ervin* (D)	36,226	62.3%
Robert Somers (R)	21,887	37.7%
TOTAL	58,113
Turnout: 46%

1968 Senate class 3, Warren County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Ervin* (D)	4,444	90.9%
Robert Somers (R)	444	9.1%
TOTAL	4,888
Turnout: 53%

1968 Senate class 3, Washington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Ervin* (D)	2,940	68.7%
Robert Somers (R)	1,340	31.3%
TOTAL	4,280
Turnout: 58%

1968 Senate class 3, Watauga County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Ervin* (D)	4,048	46.9%
Robert Somers (R)	4,588	53.1%
TOTAL	8,636
Turnout: 63%

1968 Senate class 3, Wayne County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Ervin* (D)	10,120	61.5%
Robert Somers (R)	6,333	38.5%
TOTAL	16,453
Turnout: 35%

1968 Senate class 3, Wilkes County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Ervin* (D)	6,987	38.6%
Robert Somers (R)	11,100	61.4%
TOTAL	18,087
Turnout: 66%

1968 Senate class 3, Wilson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Ervin* (D)	10,501	74.4%
Robert Somers (R)	3,621	25.6%
TOTAL	14,122
Turnout: 44%

1968 Senate class 3, Yadkin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Ervin* (D)	3,210	35.1%
Robert Somers (R)	5,941	64.9%
TOTAL	9,151
Turnout: 65%

1968 Senate class 3, Yancey County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Ervin* (D)	2,879	54.7%
Robert Somers (R)	2,383	45.3%
TOTAL	5,262
Turnout: 72%