1986-11-04 Senatorial Election Results for North Carolina (Class 3)

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County	Turnout	Terry Sanford (D)		Jim Broyhill* (R)		Other		Margin	TOTAL
Alamance	36%	13,254	46.5%	15,224	53.5%	0	0.0%	-1,970	28,478
Alexander	57%	4,183	37.4%	6,996	62.6%	0	0.0%	-2,813	11,179
Alleghany	58%	2,273	53.1%	2,009	46.9%	0	0.0%	264	4,282
Anson	32%	3,976	72.3%	1,526	27.7%	0	0.0%	2,450	5,502
Ashe	55%	4,418	47.4%	4,900	52.6%	0	0.0%	-482	9,318
Avery	45%	1,348	27.4%	3,567	72.6%	0	0.0%	-2,219	4,915
Beaufort	37%	5,850	52.4%	5,322	47.6%	0	0.0%	528	11,172
Bertie	30%	3,364	76.6%	1,026	23.4%	0	0.0%	2,338	4,390
Bladen	29%	4,323	69.7%	1,877	30.3%	0	0.0%	2,446	6,200
Brunswick	43%	7,973	55.9%	6,301	44.1%	0	0.0%	1,672	14,274
Buncombe	38%	24,971	50.8%	24,165	49.2%	0	0.0%	806	49,136
Burke	40%	8,471	38.8%	13,381	61.2%	0	0.0%	-4,910	21,852
Cabarrus	32%	9,287	41.9%	12,857	58.1%	0	0.0%	-3,570	22,144
Caldwell	38%	5,988	30.7%	13,501	69.3%	0	0.0%	-7,513	19,489
Camden	30%	882	68.8%	400	31.2%	0	0.0%	482	1,282
Carteret	39%	7,399	52.4%	6,728	47.6%	0	0.0%	671	14,127
Caswell	40%	4,221	69.3%	1,867	30.7%	0	0.0%	2,354	6,088
Catawba	40%	10,669	31.6%	23,088	68.4%	0	0.0%	-12,419	33,757
Chatham	41%	6,895	60.9%	4,426	39.1%	0	0.0%	2,469	11,321
Cherokee	46%	3,048	44.8%	3,757	55.2%	0	0.0%	-709	6,805
Chowan	35%	2,191	66.5%	1,102	33.5%	0	0.0%	1,089	3,293
Clay	76%	1,797	44.7%	2,219	55.3%	0	0.0%	-422	4,016
Cleveland	31%	7,824	40.3%	11,594	59.7%	0	0.0%	-3,770	19,418
Columbus	38%	10,064	74.1%	3,514	25.9%	0	0.0%	6,550	13,578
Craven	24%	7,489	55.6%	5,982	44.4%	0	0.0%	1,507	13,471
Cumberland	19%	22,101	61.7%	13,694	38.3%	0	0.0%	8,407	35,795
Currituck	28%	1,665	63.1%	973	36.9%	0	0.0%	692	2,638
Dare	38%	2,795	50.1%	2,788	49.9%	0	0.0%	7	5,583
Davidson	37%	14,818	44.8%	18,272	55.2%	0	0.0%	-3,454	33,090
Davie	42%	3,168	38.0%	5,176	62.0%	0	0.0%	-2,008	8,344
Duplin	29%	5,731	66.7%	2,864	33.3%	0	0.0%	2,867	8,595
Durham	33%	26,494	62.8%	15,697	37.2%	0	0.0%	10,797	42,191
Edgecombe	32%	8,734	68.3%	4,051	31.7%	0	0.0%	4,683	12,785
Forsyth	35%	34,540	50.3%	34,137	49.7%	0	0.0%	403	68,677
Franklin	40%	6,199	62.2%	3,772	37.8%	0	0.0%	2,427	9,971
Gaston	31%	12,580	32.6%	26,065	67.4%	0	0.0%	-13,485	38,645
Gates	43%	2,179	75.2%	720	24.8%	0	0.0%	1,459	2,899
Graham	72%	1,777	46.4%	2,055	53.6%	0	0.0%	-278	3,832
Granville	31%	5,579	66.4%	2,821	33.6%	0	0.0%	2,758	8,400
Greene	34%	2,805	72.8%	1,048	27.2%	0	0.0%	1,757	3,853
Guilford	33%	44,425	53.5%	38,636	46.5%	0	0.0%	5,789	83,061
Halifax	34%	8,574	64.4%	4,734	35.6%	0	0.0%	3,840	13,308
Harnett	27%	7,256	57.2%	5,425	42.8%	0	0.0%	1,831	12,681
Haywood	41%	8,773	59.6%	5,958	40.4%	0	0.0%	2,815	14,731
Henderson	39%	8,357	42.1%	11,503	57.9%	0	0.0%	-3,146	19,860
Hertford	42%	5,155	74.5%	1,762	25.5%	0	0.0%	3,393	6,917
Hoke	27%	3,013	74.1%	1,055	25.9%	0	0.0%	1,958	4,068
Hyde	47%	1,256	65.9%	651	34.1%	0	0.0%	605	1,907
Iredell	38%	10,566	41.8%	14,718	58.2%	0	0.0%	-4,152	25,284
Jackson	42%	4,976	57.7%	3,645	42.3%	0	0.0%	1,331	8,621
Johnston	34%	9,588	50.1%	9,532	49.9%	0	0.0%	56	19,120
Jones	40%	1,830	66.6%	917	33.4%	0	0.0%	913	2,747
Lee	29%	4,413	53.5%	3,833	46.5%	0	0.0%	580	8,246
Lenoir	31%	7,235	55.5%	5,810	44.5%	0	0.0%	1,425	13,045
Lincoln	46%	6,849	43.5%	8,900	56.5%	0	0.0%	-2,051	15,749
Macon	51%	4,220	48.1%	4,549	51.9%	0	0.0%	-329	8,769
Madison	52%	3,595	52.9%	3,207	47.1%	0	0.0%	388	6,802
Martin	30%	3,874	71.9%	1,517	28.1%	0	0.0%	2,357	5,391
McDowell	37%	4,860	49.2%	5,010	50.8%	0	0.0%	-150	9,870
Mecklenburg	33%	56,014	49.3%	57,697	50.7%	0	0.0%	-1,683	113,711
Mitchell	43%	1,445	30.5%	3,291	69.5%	0	0.0%	-1,846	4,736
Montgomery	37%	3,602	57.6%	2,652	42.4%	0	0.0%	950	6,254
Moore	43%	7,697	42.8%	10,278	57.2%	0	0.0%	-2,581	17,975
Nash	32%	8,761	52.2%	8,036	47.8%	0	0.0%	725	16,797
New Hanover	32%	14,536	53.6%	12,585	46.4%	0	0.0%	1,951	27,121
Northampton	42%	5,019	76.4%	1,551	23.6%	0	0.0%	3,468	6,570
Onslow	14%	7,540	54.3%	6,354	45.7%	0	0.0%	1,186	13,894
Orange	37%	17,790	68.9%	8,043	31.1%	0	0.0%	9,747	25,833
Pamlico	43%	2,140	60.8%	1,381	39.2%	0	0.0%	759	3,521
Pasquotank	24%	3,404	65.2%	1,813	34.8%	0	0.0%	1,591	5,217
Pender	36%	4,207	61.0%	2,692	39.0%	0	0.0%	1,515	6,899
Perquimans	28%	1,336	63.9%	754	36.1%	0	0.0%	582	2,090
Person	33%	3,181	58.7%	2,236	41.3%	0	0.0%	945	5,417
Pitt	30%	13,396	59.6%	9,076	40.4%	0	0.0%	4,320	22,472
Polk	49%	2,724	51.1%	2,605	48.9%	0	0.0%	119	5,329
Randolph	32%	8,846	37.3%	14,893	62.7%	0	0.0%	-6,047	23,739
Richmond	32%	6,947	66.3%	3,525	33.7%	0	0.0%	3,422	10,472
Robeson	27%	13,711	73.3%	5,001	26.7%	0	0.0%	8,710	18,712
Rockingham	30%	10,531	56.5%	8,112	43.5%	0	0.0%	2,419	18,643
Rowan	33%	11,247	43.2%	14,787	56.8%	0	0.0%	-3,540	26,034
Rutherford	39%	8,160	51.3%	7,759	48.7%	0	0.0%	401	15,919
Sampson	45%	8,733	55.5%	7,002	44.5%	0	0.0%	1,731	15,735
Scotland	21%	3,384	70.1%	1,445	29.9%	0	0.0%	1,939	4,829
Stanly	40%	6,577	44.0%	8,371	56.0%	0	0.0%	-1,794	14,948
Stokes	47%	6,028	48.9%	6,309	51.1%	0	0.0%	-281	12,337
Surry	35%	8,071	50.4%	7,928	49.6%	0	0.0%	143	15,999
Swain	50%	2,044	50.9%	1,971	49.1%	0	0.0%	73	4,015
Transylvania	47%	4,174	47.6%	4,591	52.4%	0	0.0%	-417	8,765
Tyrrell	37%	682	65.6%	358	34.4%	0	0.0%	324	1,040
Union	30%	8,589	50.5%	8,430	49.5%	0	0.0%	159	17,019
Vance	34%	5,568	61.0%	3,562	39.0%	0	0.0%	2,006	9,130
Wake	34%	51,859	53.9%	44,270	46.1%	0	0.0%	7,589	96,129
Warren	39%	3,572	74.1%	1,247	25.9%	0	0.0%	2,325	4,819
Washington	42%	2,399	70.1%	1,021	29.9%	0	0.0%	1,378	3,420
Watauga	42%	5,059	42.5%	6,847	57.5%	0	0.0%	-1,788	11,906
Wayne	26%	9,656	51.2%	9,191	48.8%	0	0.0%	465	18,847
Wilkes	45%	7,560	38.1%	12,295	61.9%	0	0.0%	-4,735	19,855
Wilson	28%	7,472	56.5%	5,745	43.5%	0	0.0%	1,727	13,217
Yadkin	42%	3,703	38.8%	5,850	61.2%	0	0.0%	-2,147	9,553
Yancey	65%	4,160	55.8%	3,290	44.2%	0	0.0%	870	7,450
TOTAL	35%	823,662	51.8%	767,668	48.2%	0	0.0%	55,994	1,591,330
Total R vote: 767,668 (48.2%)      Total D vote: 823,662 (51.8%)      Total Other vote: 0 (0.0%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements:		$4,168,509		$5,188,244
Total Receipts:		$4,181,701		$5,202,187
Cash on Hand:		$13,190		$13,842
Contributions by Candidate:		$0		$6,033
Loans by Candidate:		$1,082,000		$550,000
Total Individual Contributions:		$0		$0
Party Contributions:		$0		$0
Other Committee Contributions:		$571,787		$1,369,212
Transfers from Other Committees:		$0		$116,512
Independent Expenditures Supporting:		$11,357		$442,578
Independent Expenditures Opposing:		$646		$0
Net Independent Expenditures:		$10,711		$442,578
Net Spending:		$4,179,220		$5,630,822

1986 Senate class 3, Alamance County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Terry Sanford (D)	13,254	46.5%
Terry Sanford (D)	15,224	53.5%
TOTAL	28,478
Turnout: 36%

1986 Senate class 3, Alexander County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Terry Sanford (D)	4,183	37.4%
Terry Sanford (D)	6,996	62.6%
TOTAL	11,179
Turnout: 57%

1986 Senate class 3, Alleghany County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Terry Sanford (D)	2,273	53.1%
Terry Sanford (D)	2,009	46.9%
TOTAL	4,282
Turnout: 58%

1986 Senate class 3, Anson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Terry Sanford (D)	3,976	72.3%
Terry Sanford (D)	1,526	27.7%
TOTAL	5,502
Turnout: 32%

1986 Senate class 3, Ashe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Terry Sanford (D)	4,418	47.4%
Terry Sanford (D)	4,900	52.6%
TOTAL	9,318
Turnout: 55%

1986 Senate class 3, Avery County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Terry Sanford (D)	1,348	27.4%
Terry Sanford (D)	3,567	72.6%
TOTAL	4,915
Turnout: 45%

1986 Senate class 3, Beaufort County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Terry Sanford (D)	5,850	52.4%
Terry Sanford (D)	5,322	47.6%
TOTAL	11,172
Turnout: 37%

1986 Senate class 3, Bertie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Terry Sanford (D)	3,364	76.6%
Terry Sanford (D)	1,026	23.4%
TOTAL	4,390
Turnout: 30%

1986 Senate class 3, Bladen County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Terry Sanford (D)	4,323	69.7%
Terry Sanford (D)	1,877	30.3%
TOTAL	6,200
Turnout: 29%

1986 Senate class 3, Brunswick County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Terry Sanford (D)	7,973	55.9%
Terry Sanford (D)	6,301	44.1%
TOTAL	14,274
Turnout: 43%

1986 Senate class 3, Buncombe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Terry Sanford (D)	24,971	50.8%
Terry Sanford (D)	24,165	49.2%
TOTAL	49,136
Turnout: 38%

1986 Senate class 3, Burke County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Terry Sanford (D)	8,471	38.8%
Terry Sanford (D)	13,381	61.2%
TOTAL	21,852
Turnout: 40%

1986 Senate class 3, Cabarrus County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Terry Sanford (D)	9,287	41.9%
Terry Sanford (D)	12,857	58.1%
TOTAL	22,144
Turnout: 32%

1986 Senate class 3, Caldwell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Terry Sanford (D)	5,988	30.7%
Terry Sanford (D)	13,501	69.3%
TOTAL	19,489
Turnout: 38%

1986 Senate class 3, Camden County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Terry Sanford (D)	882	68.8%
Terry Sanford (D)	400	31.2%
TOTAL	1,282
Turnout: 30%

1986 Senate class 3, Carteret County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Terry Sanford (D)	7,399	52.4%
Terry Sanford (D)	6,728	47.6%
TOTAL	14,127
Turnout: 39%

1986 Senate class 3, Caswell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Terry Sanford (D)	4,221	69.3%
Terry Sanford (D)	1,867	30.7%
TOTAL	6,088
Turnout: 40%

1986 Senate class 3, Catawba County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Terry Sanford (D)	10,669	31.6%
Terry Sanford (D)	23,088	68.4%
TOTAL	33,757
Turnout: 40%

1986 Senate class 3, Chatham County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Terry Sanford (D)	6,895	60.9%
Terry Sanford (D)	4,426	39.1%
TOTAL	11,321
Turnout: 41%

1986 Senate class 3, Cherokee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Terry Sanford (D)	3,048	44.8%
Terry Sanford (D)	3,757	55.2%
TOTAL	6,805
Turnout: 46%

1986 Senate class 3, Chowan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Terry Sanford (D)	2,191	66.5%
Terry Sanford (D)	1,102	33.5%
TOTAL	3,293
Turnout: 35%

1986 Senate class 3, Clay County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Terry Sanford (D)	1,797	44.7%
Terry Sanford (D)	2,219	55.3%
TOTAL	4,016
Turnout: 76%

1986 Senate class 3, Cleveland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Terry Sanford (D)	7,824	40.3%
Terry Sanford (D)	11,594	59.7%
TOTAL	19,418
Turnout: 31%

1986 Senate class 3, Columbus County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Terry Sanford (D)	10,064	74.1%
Terry Sanford (D)	3,514	25.9%
TOTAL	13,578
Turnout: 38%

1986 Senate class 3, Craven County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Terry Sanford (D)	7,489	55.6%
Terry Sanford (D)	5,982	44.4%
TOTAL	13,471
Turnout: 24%

1986 Senate class 3, Cumberland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Terry Sanford (D)	22,101	61.7%
Terry Sanford (D)	13,694	38.3%
TOTAL	35,795
Turnout: 19%

1986 Senate class 3, Currituck County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Terry Sanford (D)	1,665	63.1%
Terry Sanford (D)	973	36.9%
TOTAL	2,638
Turnout: 28%

1986 Senate class 3, Dare County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Terry Sanford (D)	2,795	50.1%
Terry Sanford (D)	2,788	49.9%
TOTAL	5,583
Turnout: 38%

1986 Senate class 3, Davidson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Terry Sanford (D)	14,818	44.8%
Terry Sanford (D)	18,272	55.2%
TOTAL	33,090
Turnout: 37%

1986 Senate class 3, Davie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Terry Sanford (D)	3,168	38.0%
Terry Sanford (D)	5,176	62.0%
TOTAL	8,344
Turnout: 42%

1986 Senate class 3, Duplin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Terry Sanford (D)	5,731	66.7%
Terry Sanford (D)	2,864	33.3%
TOTAL	8,595
Turnout: 29%

1986 Senate class 3, Durham County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Terry Sanford (D)	26,494	62.8%
Terry Sanford (D)	15,697	37.2%
TOTAL	42,191
Turnout: 33%

1986 Senate class 3, Edgecombe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Terry Sanford (D)	8,734	68.3%
Terry Sanford (D)	4,051	31.7%
TOTAL	12,785
Turnout: 32%

1986 Senate class 3, Forsyth County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Terry Sanford (D)	34,540	50.3%
Terry Sanford (D)	34,137	49.7%
TOTAL	68,677
Turnout: 35%

1986 Senate class 3, Franklin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Terry Sanford (D)	6,199	62.2%
Terry Sanford (D)	3,772	37.8%
TOTAL	9,971
Turnout: 40%

1986 Senate class 3, Gaston County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Terry Sanford (D)	12,580	32.6%
Terry Sanford (D)	26,065	67.4%
TOTAL	38,645
Turnout: 31%

1986 Senate class 3, Gates County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Terry Sanford (D)	2,179	75.2%
Terry Sanford (D)	720	24.8%
TOTAL	2,899
Turnout: 43%

1986 Senate class 3, Graham County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Terry Sanford (D)	1,777	46.4%
Terry Sanford (D)	2,055	53.6%
TOTAL	3,832
Turnout: 72%

1986 Senate class 3, Granville County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Terry Sanford (D)	5,579	66.4%
Terry Sanford (D)	2,821	33.6%
TOTAL	8,400
Turnout: 31%

1986 Senate class 3, Greene County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Terry Sanford (D)	2,805	72.8%
Terry Sanford (D)	1,048	27.2%
TOTAL	3,853
Turnout: 34%

1986 Senate class 3, Guilford County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Terry Sanford (D)	44,425	53.5%
Terry Sanford (D)	38,636	46.5%
TOTAL	83,061
Turnout: 33%

1986 Senate class 3, Halifax County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Terry Sanford (D)	8,574	64.4%
Terry Sanford (D)	4,734	35.6%
TOTAL	13,308
Turnout: 34%

1986 Senate class 3, Harnett County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Terry Sanford (D)	7,256	57.2%
Terry Sanford (D)	5,425	42.8%
TOTAL	12,681
Turnout: 27%

1986 Senate class 3, Haywood County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Terry Sanford (D)	8,773	59.6%
Terry Sanford (D)	5,958	40.4%
TOTAL	14,731
Turnout: 41%

1986 Senate class 3, Henderson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Terry Sanford (D)	8,357	42.1%
Terry Sanford (D)	11,503	57.9%
TOTAL	19,860
Turnout: 39%

1986 Senate class 3, Hertford County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Terry Sanford (D)	5,155	74.5%
Terry Sanford (D)	1,762	25.5%
TOTAL	6,917
Turnout: 42%

1986 Senate class 3, Hoke County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Terry Sanford (D)	3,013	74.1%
Terry Sanford (D)	1,055	25.9%
TOTAL	4,068
Turnout: 27%

1986 Senate class 3, Hyde County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Terry Sanford (D)	1,256	65.9%
Terry Sanford (D)	651	34.1%
TOTAL	1,907
Turnout: 47%

1986 Senate class 3, Iredell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Terry Sanford (D)	10,566	41.8%
Terry Sanford (D)	14,718	58.2%
TOTAL	25,284
Turnout: 38%

1986 Senate class 3, Jackson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Terry Sanford (D)	4,976	57.7%
Terry Sanford (D)	3,645	42.3%
TOTAL	8,621
Turnout: 42%

1986 Senate class 3, Johnston County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Terry Sanford (D)	9,588	50.1%
Terry Sanford (D)	9,532	49.9%
TOTAL	19,120
Turnout: 34%

1986 Senate class 3, Jones County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Terry Sanford (D)	1,830	66.6%
Terry Sanford (D)	917	33.4%
TOTAL	2,747
Turnout: 40%

1986 Senate class 3, Lee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Terry Sanford (D)	4,413	53.5%
Terry Sanford (D)	3,833	46.5%
TOTAL	8,246
Turnout: 29%

1986 Senate class 3, Lenoir County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Terry Sanford (D)	7,235	55.5%
Terry Sanford (D)	5,810	44.5%
TOTAL	13,045
Turnout: 31%

1986 Senate class 3, Lincoln County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Terry Sanford (D)	6,849	43.5%
Terry Sanford (D)	8,900	56.5%
TOTAL	15,749
Turnout: 46%

1986 Senate class 3, Macon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Terry Sanford (D)	4,220	48.1%
Terry Sanford (D)	4,549	51.9%
TOTAL	8,769
Turnout: 51%

1986 Senate class 3, Madison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Terry Sanford (D)	3,595	52.9%
Terry Sanford (D)	3,207	47.1%
TOTAL	6,802
Turnout: 52%

1986 Senate class 3, Martin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Terry Sanford (D)	3,874	71.9%
Terry Sanford (D)	1,517	28.1%
TOTAL	5,391
Turnout: 30%

1986 Senate class 3, McDowell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Terry Sanford (D)	4,860	49.2%
Terry Sanford (D)	5,010	50.8%
TOTAL	9,870
Turnout: 37%

1986 Senate class 3, Mecklenburg County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Terry Sanford (D)	56,014	49.3%
Terry Sanford (D)	57,697	50.7%
TOTAL	113,711
Turnout: 33%

1986 Senate class 3, Mitchell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Terry Sanford (D)	1,445	30.5%
Terry Sanford (D)	3,291	69.5%
TOTAL	4,736
Turnout: 43%

1986 Senate class 3, Montgomery County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Terry Sanford (D)	3,602	57.6%
Terry Sanford (D)	2,652	42.4%
TOTAL	6,254
Turnout: 37%

1986 Senate class 3, Moore County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Terry Sanford (D)	7,697	42.8%
Terry Sanford (D)	10,278	57.2%
TOTAL	17,975
Turnout: 43%

1986 Senate class 3, Nash County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Terry Sanford (D)	8,761	52.2%
Terry Sanford (D)	8,036	47.8%
TOTAL	16,797
Turnout: 32%

1986 Senate class 3, New Hanover County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Terry Sanford (D)	14,536	53.6%
Terry Sanford (D)	12,585	46.4%
TOTAL	27,121
Turnout: 32%

1986 Senate class 3, Northampton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Terry Sanford (D)	5,019	76.4%
Terry Sanford (D)	1,551	23.6%
TOTAL	6,570
Turnout: 42%

1986 Senate class 3, Onslow County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Terry Sanford (D)	7,540	54.3%
Terry Sanford (D)	6,354	45.7%
TOTAL	13,894
Turnout: 14%

1986 Senate class 3, Orange County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Terry Sanford (D)	17,790	68.9%
Terry Sanford (D)	8,043	31.1%
TOTAL	25,833
Turnout: 37%

1986 Senate class 3, Pamlico County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Terry Sanford (D)	2,140	60.8%
Terry Sanford (D)	1,381	39.2%
TOTAL	3,521
Turnout: 43%

1986 Senate class 3, Pasquotank County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Terry Sanford (D)	3,404	65.2%
Terry Sanford (D)	1,813	34.8%
TOTAL	5,217
Turnout: 24%

1986 Senate class 3, Pender County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Terry Sanford (D)	4,207	61.0%
Terry Sanford (D)	2,692	39.0%
TOTAL	6,899
Turnout: 36%

1986 Senate class 3, Perquimans County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Terry Sanford (D)	1,336	63.9%
Terry Sanford (D)	754	36.1%
TOTAL	2,090
Turnout: 28%

1986 Senate class 3, Person County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Terry Sanford (D)	3,181	58.7%
Terry Sanford (D)	2,236	41.3%
TOTAL	5,417
Turnout: 33%

1986 Senate class 3, Pitt County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Terry Sanford (D)	13,396	59.6%
Terry Sanford (D)	9,076	40.4%
TOTAL	22,472
Turnout: 30%

1986 Senate class 3, Polk County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Terry Sanford (D)	2,724	51.1%
Terry Sanford (D)	2,605	48.9%
TOTAL	5,329
Turnout: 49%

1986 Senate class 3, Randolph County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Terry Sanford (D)	8,846	37.3%
Terry Sanford (D)	14,893	62.7%
TOTAL	23,739
Turnout: 32%

1986 Senate class 3, Richmond County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Terry Sanford (D)	6,947	66.3%
Terry Sanford (D)	3,525	33.7%
TOTAL	10,472
Turnout: 32%

1986 Senate class 3, Robeson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Terry Sanford (D)	13,711	73.3%
Terry Sanford (D)	5,001	26.7%
TOTAL	18,712
Turnout: 27%

1986 Senate class 3, Rockingham County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Terry Sanford (D)	10,531	56.5%
Terry Sanford (D)	8,112	43.5%
TOTAL	18,643
Turnout: 30%

1986 Senate class 3, Rowan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Terry Sanford (D)	11,247	43.2%
Terry Sanford (D)	14,787	56.8%
TOTAL	26,034
Turnout: 33%

1986 Senate class 3, Rutherford County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Terry Sanford (D)	8,160	51.3%
Terry Sanford (D)	7,759	48.7%
TOTAL	15,919
Turnout: 39%

1986 Senate class 3, Sampson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Terry Sanford (D)	8,733	55.5%
Terry Sanford (D)	7,002	44.5%
TOTAL	15,735
Turnout: 45%

1986 Senate class 3, Scotland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Terry Sanford (D)	3,384	70.1%
Terry Sanford (D)	1,445	29.9%
TOTAL	4,829
Turnout: 21%

1986 Senate class 3, Stanly County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Terry Sanford (D)	6,577	44.0%
Terry Sanford (D)	8,371	56.0%
TOTAL	14,948
Turnout: 40%

1986 Senate class 3, Stokes County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Terry Sanford (D)	6,028	48.9%
Terry Sanford (D)	6,309	51.1%
TOTAL	12,337
Turnout: 47%

1986 Senate class 3, Surry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Terry Sanford (D)	8,071	50.4%
Terry Sanford (D)	7,928	49.6%
TOTAL	15,999
Turnout: 35%

1986 Senate class 3, Swain County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Terry Sanford (D)	2,044	50.9%
Terry Sanford (D)	1,971	49.1%
TOTAL	4,015
Turnout: 50%

1986 Senate class 3, Transylvania County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Terry Sanford (D)	4,174	47.6%
Terry Sanford (D)	4,591	52.4%
TOTAL	8,765
Turnout: 47%

1986 Senate class 3, Tyrrell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Terry Sanford (D)	682	65.6%
Terry Sanford (D)	358	34.4%
TOTAL	1,040
Turnout: 37%

1986 Senate class 3, Union County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Terry Sanford (D)	8,589	50.5%
Terry Sanford (D)	8,430	49.5%
TOTAL	17,019
Turnout: 30%

1986 Senate class 3, Vance County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Terry Sanford (D)	5,568	61.0%
Terry Sanford (D)	3,562	39.0%
TOTAL	9,130
Turnout: 34%

1986 Senate class 3, Wake County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Terry Sanford (D)	51,859	53.9%
Terry Sanford (D)	44,270	46.1%
TOTAL	96,129
Turnout: 34%

1986 Senate class 3, Warren County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Terry Sanford (D)	3,572	74.1%
Terry Sanford (D)	1,247	25.9%
TOTAL	4,819
Turnout: 39%

1986 Senate class 3, Washington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Terry Sanford (D)	2,399	70.1%
Terry Sanford (D)	1,021	29.9%
TOTAL	3,420
Turnout: 42%

1986 Senate class 3, Watauga County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Terry Sanford (D)	5,059	42.5%
Terry Sanford (D)	6,847	57.5%
TOTAL	11,906
Turnout: 42%

1986 Senate class 3, Wayne County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Terry Sanford (D)	9,656	51.2%
Terry Sanford (D)	9,191	48.8%
TOTAL	18,847
Turnout: 26%

1986 Senate class 3, Wilkes County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Terry Sanford (D)	7,560	38.1%
Terry Sanford (D)	12,295	61.9%
TOTAL	19,855
Turnout: 45%

1986 Senate class 3, Wilson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Terry Sanford (D)	7,472	56.5%
Terry Sanford (D)	5,745	43.5%
TOTAL	13,217
Turnout: 28%

1986 Senate class 3, Yadkin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Terry Sanford (D)	3,703	38.8%
Terry Sanford (D)	5,850	61.2%
TOTAL	9,553
Turnout: 42%

1986 Senate class 3, Yancey County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Terry Sanford (D)	4,160	55.8%
Terry Sanford (D)	3,290	44.2%
TOTAL	7,450
Turnout: 65%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

Terry Sanford
Total Disbursements:	$4,168,509
Total Receipts:	$4,181,701
Cash on Hand:	$13,190
Candidate Contributions:	$0
Candidate Loans:	$1,082,000
Individual Contributions:	$0
Party Contributions:	$0
Other Committee Contributions:	$571,787
Other Committee Transfers:	$0
Indep. Expenditures Supporting:	$11,357
Indep. Expenditures Opposing:	$646
Net Independent Expenditures:	$10,711
Net Spending:	$4,179,220

Jim Broyhill*
Total Disbursements:	$5,188,244
Total Receipts:	$5,202,187
Cash on Hand:	$13,842
Candidate Contributions:	$6,033
Candidate Loans:	$550,000
Individual Contributions:	$0
Party Contributions:	$0
Other Committee Contributions:	$1,369,212
Other Committee Transfers:	$116,512
Indep. Expenditures Supporting:	$442,578
Indep. Expenditures Opposing:	$0
Net Independent Expenditures:	$442,578
Net Spending:	$5,630,822

**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/1986