County | Turnout | Jesse Helms* (R) |
John Ingram (D) |
Other | Margin | TOTAL | |||||||||||||
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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 |
**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
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1978 Senate class 2, Alamance County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Jesse Helms* (R) | 10,596 | 57.3% | John Ingram (D) | 7,907 | 42.7% | |
TOTAL | 18,503 | ||||||||
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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 | ||||||||
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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 | ||||||||
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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 | ||||||||
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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 | ||||||||
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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 | ||||||||
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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 | ||||||||
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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 | ||||||||
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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 | ||||||||
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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 | ||||||||
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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 | ||||||||
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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 | ||||||||
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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 | ||||||||
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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 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Camden County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Jesse Helms* (R) | 447 | 41.8% | John Ingram (D) | 623 | 58.2% | |
TOTAL | 1,070 | ||||||||
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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 | ||||||||
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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 | ||||||||
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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 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Chatham County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Jesse Helms* (R) | 3,553 | 49.4% | John Ingram (D) | 3,634 | 50.6% | |
TOTAL | 7,187 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Cherokee County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Jesse Helms* (R) | 3,386 | 50.1% | John Ingram (D) | 3,377 | 49.9% | |
TOTAL | 6,763 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Chowan County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Jesse Helms* (R) | 794 | 47.3% | John Ingram (D) | 884 | 52.7% | |
TOTAL | 1,678 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Clay County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Jesse Helms* (R) | 1,894 | 57.1% | John Ingram (D) | 1,421 | 42.9% | |
TOTAL | 3,315 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Cleveland County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Jesse Helms* (R) | 5,243 | 48.4% | John Ingram (D) | 5,600 | 51.6% | |
TOTAL | 10,843 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Columbus County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Jesse Helms* (R) | 4,020 | 41.7% | John Ingram (D) | 5,610 | 58.3% | |
TOTAL | 9,630 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Craven County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Jesse Helms* (R) | 5,117 | 53.7% | John Ingram (D) | 4,407 | 46.3% | |
TOTAL | 9,524 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Cumberland County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Jesse Helms* (R) | 12,987 | 51.2% | John Ingram (D) | 12,358 | 48.8% | |
TOTAL | 25,345 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Currituck County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Jesse Helms* (R) | 912 | 43.9% | John Ingram (D) | 1,165 | 56.1% | |
TOTAL | 2,077 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Dare County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Jesse Helms* (R) | 2,077 | 52.2% | John Ingram (D) | 1,899 | 47.8% | |
TOTAL | 3,976 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Davidson County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Jesse Helms* (R) | 13,109 | 54.6% | John Ingram (D) | 10,915 | 45.4% | |
TOTAL | 24,024 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Davie County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Jesse Helms* (R) | 4,491 | 64.2% | John Ingram (D) | 2,509 | 35.8% | |
TOTAL | 7,000 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Duplin County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Jesse Helms* (R) | 3,805 | 51.0% | John Ingram (D) | 3,659 | 49.0% | |
TOTAL | 7,464 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Durham County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Jesse Helms* (R) | 12,931 | 51.4% | John Ingram (D) | 12,220 | 48.6% | |
TOTAL | 25,151 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Edgecombe County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Jesse Helms* (R) | 4,270 | 53.4% | John Ingram (D) | 3,728 | 46.6% | |
TOTAL | 7,998 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Forsyth County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Jesse Helms* (R) | 25,867 | 56.7% | John Ingram (D) | 19,748 | 43.3% | |
TOTAL | 45,615 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Franklin County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Jesse Helms* (R) | 3,089 | 56.2% | John Ingram (D) | 2,403 | 43.8% | |
TOTAL | 5,492 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Gaston County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Jesse Helms* (R) | 13,074 | 56.0% | John Ingram (D) | 10,292 | 44.0% | |
TOTAL | 23,366 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Gates County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Jesse Helms* (R) | 516 | 34.2% | John Ingram (D) | 991 | 65.8% | |
TOTAL | 1,507 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Graham County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Jesse Helms* (R) | 1,965 | 53.1% | John Ingram (D) | 1,736 | 46.9% | |
TOTAL | 3,701 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Granville County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Jesse Helms* (R) | 3,655 | 57.4% | John Ingram (D) | 2,715 | 42.6% | |
TOTAL | 6,370 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Greene County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Jesse Helms* (R) | 1,762 | 55.7% | John Ingram (D) | 1,402 | 44.3% | |
TOTAL | 3,164 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Guilford County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Jesse Helms* (R) | 28,687 | 54.7% | John Ingram (D) | 23,786 | 45.3% | |
TOTAL | 52,473 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Halifax County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Jesse Helms* (R) | 5,215 | 58.9% | John Ingram (D) | 3,645 | 41.1% | |
TOTAL | 8,860 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Harnett County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Jesse Helms* (R) | 5,930 | 59.0% | John Ingram (D) | 4,126 | 41.0% | |
TOTAL | 10,056 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Haywood County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Jesse Helms* (R) | 4,739 | 44.7% | John Ingram (D) | 5,853 | 55.3% | |
TOTAL | 10,592 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Henderson County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Jesse Helms* (R) | 9,389 | 61.9% | John Ingram (D) | 5,778 | 38.1% | |
TOTAL | 15,167 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Hertford County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Jesse Helms* (R) | 1,373 | 42.3% | John Ingram (D) | 1,875 | 57.7% | |
TOTAL | 3,248 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Hoke County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Jesse Helms* (R) | 1,122 | 40.5% | John Ingram (D) | 1,650 | 59.5% | |
TOTAL | 2,772 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Hyde County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Jesse Helms* (R) | 623 | 49.4% | John Ingram (D) | 639 | 50.6% | |
TOTAL | 1,262 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Iredell County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Jesse Helms* (R) | 10,183 | 58.5% | John Ingram (D) | 7,210 | 41.5% | |
TOTAL | 17,393 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Jackson County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Jesse Helms* (R) | 3,602 | 46.0% | John Ingram (D) | 4,228 | 54.0% | |
TOTAL | 7,830 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Johnston County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Jesse Helms* (R) | 7,958 | 63.4% | John Ingram (D) | 4,602 | 36.6% | |
TOTAL | 12,560 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Jones County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Jesse Helms* (R) | 1,500 | 50.5% | John Ingram (D) | 1,472 | 49.5% | |
TOTAL | 2,972 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Lee County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Jesse Helms* (R) | 3,276 | 59.1% | John Ingram (D) | 2,271 | 40.9% | |
TOTAL | 5,547 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Lenoir County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Jesse Helms* (R) | 6,534 | 63.2% | John Ingram (D) | 3,811 | 36.8% | |
TOTAL | 10,345 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Lincoln County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Jesse Helms* (R) | 6,852 | 49.6% | John Ingram (D) | 6,966 | 50.4% | |
TOTAL | 13,818 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Macon County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Jesse Helms* (R) | 3,584 | 55.8% | John Ingram (D) | 2,840 | 44.2% | |
TOTAL | 6,424 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Madison County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Jesse Helms* (R) | 2,233 | 43.4% | John Ingram (D) | 2,907 | 56.6% | |
TOTAL | 5,140 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Martin County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Jesse Helms* (R) | 1,977 | 49.2% | John Ingram (D) | 2,040 | 50.8% | |
TOTAL | 4,017 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, McDowell County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Jesse Helms* (R) | 4,192 | 48.8% | John Ingram (D) | 4,398 | 51.2% | |
TOTAL | 8,590 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Mecklenburg County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Jesse Helms* (R) | 41,628 | 56.8% | John Ingram (D) | 31,603 | 43.2% | |
TOTAL | 73,231 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Mitchell County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Jesse Helms* (R) | 2,583 | 69.5% | John Ingram (D) | 1,132 | 30.5% | |
TOTAL | 3,715 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Montgomery County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Jesse Helms* (R) | 2,746 | 49.5% | John Ingram (D) | 2,798 | 50.5% | |
TOTAL | 5,544 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Moore County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Jesse Helms* (R) | 7,499 | 60.6% | John Ingram (D) | 4,880 | 39.4% | |
TOTAL | 12,379 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Nash County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Jesse Helms* (R) | 7,880 | 66.7% | John Ingram (D) | 3,939 | 33.3% | |
TOTAL | 11,819 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, New Hanover County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Jesse Helms* (R) | 11,295 | 61.7% | John Ingram (D) | 7,015 | 38.3% | |
TOTAL | 18,310 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Northampton County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Jesse Helms* (R) | 1,427 | 35.3% | John Ingram (D) | 2,614 | 64.7% | |
TOTAL | 4,041 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Onslow County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Jesse Helms* (R) | 5,134 | 54.2% | John Ingram (D) | 4,345 | 45.8% | |
TOTAL | 9,479 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Orange County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Jesse Helms* (R) | 6,409 | 40.2% | John Ingram (D) | 9,523 | 59.8% | |
TOTAL | 15,932 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Pamlico County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Jesse Helms* (R) | 992 | 44.8% | John Ingram (D) | 1,222 | 55.2% | |
TOTAL | 2,214 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Pasquotank County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Jesse Helms* (R) | 1,809 | 48.1% | John Ingram (D) | 1,950 | 51.9% | |
TOTAL | 3,759 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Pender County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Jesse Helms* (R) | 2,441 | 51.7% | John Ingram (D) | 2,282 | 48.3% | |
TOTAL | 4,723 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Perquimans County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Jesse Helms* (R) | 643 | 45.7% | John Ingram (D) | 765 | 54.3% | |
TOTAL | 1,408 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Person County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Jesse Helms* (R) | 2,622 | 68.8% | John Ingram (D) | 1,191 | 31.2% | |
TOTAL | 3,813 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Pitt County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Jesse Helms* (R) | 7,786 | 53.9% | John Ingram (D) | 6,668 | 46.1% | |
TOTAL | 14,454 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Polk County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Jesse Helms* (R) | 2,479 | 56.3% | John Ingram (D) | 1,928 | 43.7% | |
TOTAL | 4,407 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Randolph County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Jesse Helms* (R) | 12,583 | 61.7% | John Ingram (D) | 7,796 | 38.3% | |
TOTAL | 20,379 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Richmond County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Jesse Helms* (R) | 2,555 | 31.6% | John Ingram (D) | 5,536 | 68.4% | |
TOTAL | 8,091 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Robeson County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Jesse Helms* (R) | 4,860 | 40.0% | John Ingram (D) | 7,296 | 60.0% | |
TOTAL | 12,156 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Rockingham County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Jesse Helms* (R) | 7,884 | 51.1% | John Ingram (D) | 7,557 | 48.9% | |
TOTAL | 15,441 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Rowan County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Jesse Helms* (R) | 10,624 | 57.0% | John Ingram (D) | 8,015 | 43.0% | |
TOTAL | 18,639 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Rutherford County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Jesse Helms* (R) | 5,943 | 49.0% | John Ingram (D) | 6,178 | 51.0% | |
TOTAL | 12,121 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Sampson County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Jesse Helms* (R) | 8,186 | 56.0% | John Ingram (D) | 6,423 | 44.0% | |
TOTAL | 14,609 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Scotland County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Jesse Helms* (R) | 1,466 | 44.6% | John Ingram (D) | 1,819 | 55.4% | |
TOTAL | 3,285 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Stanly County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Jesse Helms* (R) | 8,648 | 55.2% | John Ingram (D) | 7,007 | 44.8% | |
TOTAL | 15,655 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Stokes County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Jesse Helms* (R) | 5,820 | 53.8% | John Ingram (D) | 5,002 | 46.2% | |
TOTAL | 10,822 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Surry County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Jesse Helms* (R) | 7,009 | 52.1% | John Ingram (D) | 6,440 | 47.9% | |
TOTAL | 13,449 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Swain County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Jesse Helms* (R) | 1,491 | 43.4% | John Ingram (D) | 1,947 | 56.6% | |
TOTAL | 3,438 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Transylvania County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Jesse Helms* (R) | 3,234 | 51.5% | John Ingram (D) | 3,046 | 48.5% | |
TOTAL | 6,280 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Tyrrell County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Jesse Helms* (R) | 272 | 40.6% | John Ingram (D) | 398 | 59.4% | |
TOTAL | 670 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Union County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Jesse Helms* (R) | 5,832 | 54.9% | John Ingram (D) | 4,800 | 45.1% | |
TOTAL | 10,632 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Vance County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Jesse Helms* (R) | 3,653 | 58.4% | John Ingram (D) | 2,598 | 41.6% | |
TOTAL | 6,251 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Wake County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Jesse Helms* (R) | 41,388 | 59.0% | John Ingram (D) | 28,723 | 41.0% | |
TOTAL | 70,111 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Warren County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Jesse Helms* (R) | 1,823 | 45.7% | John Ingram (D) | 2,167 | 54.3% | |
TOTAL | 3,990 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Washington County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Jesse Helms* (R) | 1,069 | 38.2% | John Ingram (D) | 1,733 | 61.8% | |
TOTAL | 2,802 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Watauga County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Jesse Helms* (R) | 4,454 | 54.8% | John Ingram (D) | 3,667 | 45.2% | |
TOTAL | 8,121 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Wayne County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Jesse Helms* (R) | 7,991 | 60.9% | John Ingram (D) | 5,134 | 39.1% | |
TOTAL | 13,125 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Wilkes County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Jesse Helms* (R) | 11,795 | 56.6% | John Ingram (D) | 9,045 | 43.4% | |
TOTAL | 20,840 | ||||||||
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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 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Yadkin County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Jesse Helms* (R) | 5,677 | 64.7% | John Ingram (D) | 3,102 | 35.3% | |
TOTAL | 8,779 | ||||||||
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1978 Senate class 2, Yancey County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Jesse Helms* (R) | 3,254 | 47.8% | John Ingram (D) | 3,553 | 52.2% | |
TOTAL | 6,807 | ||||||||
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Campaign finance data for this election**:
Jesse Helms* | |||
Total Disbursements: | $8,123,205 |
John Ingram | |
Total Disbursements: | $264,088 |
Republican Primary | |||
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Pos | Candidate | Votes | % |
No Republican primary |
Democrat Primary | |||
---|---|---|---|
Pos | Candidate | Votes | % |
1 | Luther Hodges, Jr. | 260,868 | 40.1% |
2 | John Ingram | 170,715 | 26.2% |
3 | Lawrence Davis | 105,381 | 16.2% |
4 | McNeill Smith | 82,703 | 12.7% |
5 | David McKnight | 9,422 | 1.4% |
6 | William Griffin | 8,907 | 1.4% |
7 | Thomas Sawyer | 8,482 | 1.3% |
8 | Joe Felmet | 4,464 | 0.7% |
TOTAL VOTES | 650,942 | ||
Democrat Runoff | |||
1 | John Ingram | 244,469 | 54.2% |
2 | Luther Hodges, Jr. | 206,223 | 45.8% |