County | Turnout | Sam Ervin* (D) |
Robert Somers (R) |
Other | Margin | TOTAL | |||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||
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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 | ||||||||
|
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 | ||||||||
|
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 | ||||||||
|
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 | ||||||||
|
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 | ||||||||
|
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 | ||||||||
|
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 | ||||||||
|
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 | ||||||||
|
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 | ||||||||
|
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 | ||||||||
|
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 | ||||||||
|
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 | ||||||||
|
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 | ||||||||
|
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 | ||||||||
|
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 | ||||||||
|
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 | ||||||||
|
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 | ||||||||
|
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 | ||||||||
|
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 | ||||||||
|
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 | ||||||||
|
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 | ||||||||
|
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 | ||||||||
|
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 | ||||||||
|
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 | ||||||||
|
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 | ||||||||
|
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 | ||||||||
|
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 | ||||||||
|
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 | ||||||||
|
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 | ||||||||
|
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 | ||||||||
|
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 | ||||||||
|
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 | ||||||||
|
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 | ||||||||
|
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 | ||||||||
|
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 | ||||||||
|
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 | ||||||||
|
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 | ||||||||
|
1968 Senate class 3, Granville County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Sam Ervin* (D) | 5,995 | 81.8% | Robert Somers (R) | 1,337 | 18.2% | |
TOTAL | 7,332 | ||||||||
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1968 Senate class 3, Greene County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Sam Ervin* (D) | 3,877 | 83.9% | Robert Somers (R) | 745 | 16.1% | |
TOTAL | 4,622 | ||||||||
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1968 Senate class 3, Guilford County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Sam Ervin* (D) | 40,858 | 56.0% | Robert Somers (R) | 32,050 | 44.0% | |
TOTAL | 72,908 | ||||||||
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1968 Senate class 3, Halifax County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Sam Ervin* (D) | 11,309 | 81.4% | Robert Somers (R) | 2,589 | 18.6% | |
TOTAL | 13,898 | ||||||||
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1968 Senate class 3, Harnett County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Sam Ervin* (D) | 8,847 | 61.0% | Robert Somers (R) | 5,658 | 39.0% | |
TOTAL | 14,505 | ||||||||
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1968 Senate class 3, Haywood County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Sam Ervin* (D) | 9,710 | 66.5% | Robert Somers (R) | 4,881 | 33.5% | |
TOTAL | 14,591 | ||||||||
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1968 Senate class 3, Henderson County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Sam Ervin* (D) | 5,699 | 39.1% | Robert Somers (R) | 8,885 | 60.9% | |
TOTAL | 14,584 | ||||||||
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1968 Senate class 3, Hertford County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Sam Ervin* (D) | 4,394 | 83.8% | Robert Somers (R) | 848 | 16.2% | |
TOTAL | 5,242 | ||||||||
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1968 Senate class 3, Hoke County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Sam Ervin* (D) | 3,749 | 86.1% | Robert Somers (R) | 606 | 13.9% | |
TOTAL | 4,355 | ||||||||
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1968 Senate class 3, Hyde County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Sam Ervin* (D) | 1,267 | 72.8% | Robert Somers (R) | 473 | 27.2% | |
TOTAL | 1,740 | ||||||||
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1968 Senate class 3, Iredell County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Sam Ervin* (D) | 12,821 | 54.7% | Robert Somers (R) | 10,634 | 45.3% | |
TOTAL | 23,455 | ||||||||
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1968 Senate class 3, Jackson County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Sam Ervin* (D) | 4,206 | 56.1% | Robert Somers (R) | 3,291 | 43.9% | |
TOTAL | 7,497 | ||||||||
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1968 Senate class 3, Johnston County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Sam Ervin* (D) | 9,434 | 54.2% | Robert Somers (R) | 7,967 | 45.8% | |
TOTAL | 17,401 | ||||||||
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1968 Senate class 3, Jones County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Sam Ervin* (D) | 2,013 | 70.5% | Robert Somers (R) | 844 | 29.5% | |
TOTAL | 2,857 | ||||||||
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1968 Senate class 3, Lee County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Sam Ervin* (D) | 4,565 | 70.2% | Robert Somers (R) | 1,936 | 29.8% | |
TOTAL | 6,501 | ||||||||
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1968 Senate class 3, Lenoir County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Sam Ervin* (D) | 9,285 | 67.0% | Robert Somers (R) | 4,575 | 33.0% | |
TOTAL | 13,860 | ||||||||
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1968 Senate class 3, Lincoln County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Sam Ervin* (D) | 6,644 | 51.3% | Robert Somers (R) | 6,301 | 48.7% | |
TOTAL | 12,945 | ||||||||
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1968 Senate class 3, Macon County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Sam Ervin* (D) | 3,391 | 54.7% | Robert Somers (R) | 2,811 | 45.3% | |
TOTAL | 6,202 | ||||||||
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1968 Senate class 3, Madison County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Sam Ervin* (D) | 3,007 | 52.5% | Robert Somers (R) | 2,718 | 47.5% | |
TOTAL | 5,725 | ||||||||
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1968 Senate class 3, Martin County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Sam Ervin* (D) | 5,907 | 83.2% | Robert Somers (R) | 1,192 | 16.8% | |
TOTAL | 7,099 | ||||||||
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1968 Senate class 3, McDowell County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Sam Ervin* (D) | 5,999 | 61.5% | Robert Somers (R) | 3,752 | 38.5% | |
TOTAL | 9,751 | ||||||||
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1968 Senate class 3, Mecklenburg County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Sam Ervin* (D) | 59,664 | 61.0% | Robert Somers (R) | 38,116 | 39.0% | |
TOTAL | 97,780 | ||||||||
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1968 Senate class 3, Mitchell County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Sam Ervin* (D) | 1,430 | 29.2% | Robert Somers (R) | 3,470 | 70.8% | |
TOTAL | 4,900 | ||||||||
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1968 Senate class 3, Montgomery County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Sam Ervin* (D) | 4,271 | 56.7% | Robert Somers (R) | 3,267 | 43.3% | |
TOTAL | 7,538 | ||||||||
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1968 Senate class 3, Moore County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Sam Ervin* (D) | 6,470 | 57.5% | Robert Somers (R) | 4,791 | 42.5% | |
TOTAL | 11,261 | ||||||||
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1968 Senate class 3, Nash County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Sam Ervin* (D) | 12,004 | 71.9% | Robert Somers (R) | 4,686 | 28.1% | |
TOTAL | 16,690 | ||||||||
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1968 Senate class 3, New Hanover County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Sam Ervin* (D) | 15,204 | 62.3% | Robert Somers (R) | 9,198 | 37.7% | |
TOTAL | 24,402 | ||||||||
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1968 Senate class 3, Northampton County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Sam Ervin* (D) | 6,465 | 87.6% | Robert Somers (R) | 916 | 12.4% | |
TOTAL | 7,381 | ||||||||
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1968 Senate class 3, Onslow County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Sam Ervin* (D) | 7,506 | 67.7% | Robert Somers (R) | 3,573 | 32.3% | |
TOTAL | 11,079 | ||||||||
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1968 Senate class 3, Orange County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Sam Ervin* (D) | 11,197 | 67.4% | Robert Somers (R) | 5,415 | 32.6% | |
TOTAL | 16,612 | ||||||||
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1968 Senate class 3, Pamlico County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Sam Ervin* (D) | 2,060 | 68.5% | Robert Somers (R) | 949 | 31.5% | |
TOTAL | 3,009 | ||||||||
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1968 Senate class 3, Pasquotank County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Sam Ervin* (D) | 4,723 | 75.9% | Robert Somers (R) | 1,500 | 24.1% | |
TOTAL | 6,223 | ||||||||
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1968 Senate class 3, Pender County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Sam Ervin* (D) | 3,795 | 74.8% | Robert Somers (R) | 1,277 | 25.2% | |
TOTAL | 5,072 | ||||||||
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1968 Senate class 3, Perquimans County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Sam Ervin* (D) | 2,137 | 81.3% | Robert Somers (R) | 490 | 18.7% | |
TOTAL | 2,627 | ||||||||
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1968 Senate class 3, Person County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Sam Ervin* (D) | 5,817 | 75.2% | Robert Somers (R) | 1,918 | 24.8% | |
TOTAL | 7,735 | ||||||||
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1968 Senate class 3, Pitt County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Sam Ervin* (D) | 14,567 | 75.3% | Robert Somers (R) | 4,778 | 24.7% | |
TOTAL | 19,345 | ||||||||
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1968 Senate class 3, Polk County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Sam Ervin* (D) | 2,735 | 53.6% | Robert Somers (R) | 2,367 | 46.4% | |
TOTAL | 5,102 | ||||||||
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1968 Senate class 3, Randolph County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Sam Ervin* (D) | 10,315 | 42.4% | Robert Somers (R) | 14,027 | 57.6% | |
TOTAL | 24,342 | ||||||||
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1968 Senate class 3, Richmond County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Sam Ervin* (D) | 6,681 | 74.3% | Robert Somers (R) | 2,311 | 25.7% | |
TOTAL | 8,992 | ||||||||
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1968 Senate class 3, Robeson County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Sam Ervin* (D) | 15,588 | 86.4% | Robert Somers (R) | 2,461 | 13.6% | |
TOTAL | 18,049 | ||||||||
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1968 Senate class 3, Rockingham County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Sam Ervin* (D) | 13,479 | 62.1% | Robert Somers (R) | 8,221 | 37.9% | |
TOTAL | 21,700 | ||||||||
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1968 Senate class 3, Rowan County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Sam Ervin* (D) | 17,121 | 54.8% | Robert Somers (R) | 14,128 | 45.2% | |
TOTAL | 31,249 | ||||||||
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1968 Senate class 3, Rutherford County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Sam Ervin* (D) | 10,099 | 62.4% | Robert Somers (R) | 6,097 | 37.6% | |
TOTAL | 16,196 | ||||||||
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1968 Senate class 3, Sampson County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Sam Ervin* (D) | 7,999 | 52.7% | Robert Somers (R) | 7,181 | 47.3% | |
TOTAL | 15,180 | ||||||||
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1968 Senate class 3, Scotland County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Sam Ervin* (D) | 4,287 | 80.7% | Robert Somers (R) | 1,026 | 19.3% | |
TOTAL | 5,313 | ||||||||
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1968 Senate class 3, Stanly County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Sam Ervin* (D) | 8,128 | 46.5% | Robert Somers (R) | 9,354 | 53.5% | |
TOTAL | 17,482 | ||||||||
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1968 Senate class 3, Stokes County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Sam Ervin* (D) | 5,142 | 51.8% | Robert Somers (R) | 4,792 | 48.2% | |
TOTAL | 9,934 | ||||||||
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1968 Senate class 3, Surry County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Sam Ervin* (D) | 9,173 | 51.3% | Robert Somers (R) | 8,706 | 48.7% | |
TOTAL | 17,879 | ||||||||
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1968 Senate class 3, Swain County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Sam Ervin* (D) | 1,974 | 60.9% | Robert Somers (R) | 1,267 | 39.1% | |
TOTAL | 3,241 | ||||||||
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1968 Senate class 3, Transylvania County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Sam Ervin* (D) | 4,761 | 57.2% | Robert Somers (R) | 3,568 | 42.8% | |
TOTAL | 8,329 | ||||||||
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1968 Senate class 3, Tyrrell County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Sam Ervin* (D) | 772 | 76.3% | Robert Somers (R) | 240 | 23.7% | |
TOTAL | 1,012 | ||||||||
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1968 Senate class 3, Union County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Sam Ervin* (D) | 8,385 | 66.4% | Robert Somers (R) | 4,250 | 33.6% | |
TOTAL | 12,635 | ||||||||
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1968 Senate class 3, Vance County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Sam Ervin* (D) | 8,183 | 80.2% | Robert Somers (R) | 2,014 | 19.8% | |
TOTAL | 10,197 | ||||||||
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1968 Senate class 3, Wake County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Sam Ervin* (D) | 36,226 | 62.3% | Robert Somers (R) | 21,887 | 37.7% | |
TOTAL | 58,113 | ||||||||
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1968 Senate class 3, Warren County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Sam Ervin* (D) | 4,444 | 90.9% | Robert Somers (R) | 444 | 9.1% | |
TOTAL | 4,888 | ||||||||
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1968 Senate class 3, Washington County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Sam Ervin* (D) | 2,940 | 68.7% | Robert Somers (R) | 1,340 | 31.3% | |
TOTAL | 4,280 | ||||||||
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1968 Senate class 3, Watauga County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Sam Ervin* (D) | 4,048 | 46.9% | Robert Somers (R) | 4,588 | 53.1% | |
TOTAL | 8,636 | ||||||||
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1968 Senate class 3, Wayne County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Sam Ervin* (D) | 10,120 | 61.5% | Robert Somers (R) | 6,333 | 38.5% | |
TOTAL | 16,453 | ||||||||
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1968 Senate class 3, Wilkes County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Sam Ervin* (D) | 6,987 | 38.6% | Robert Somers (R) | 11,100 | 61.4% | |
TOTAL | 18,087 | ||||||||
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1968 Senate class 3, Wilson County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Sam Ervin* (D) | 10,501 | 74.4% | Robert Somers (R) | 3,621 | 25.6% | |
TOTAL | 14,122 | ||||||||
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1968 Senate class 3, Yadkin County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Sam Ervin* (D) | 3,210 | 35.1% | Robert Somers (R) | 5,941 | 64.9% | |
TOTAL | 9,151 | ||||||||
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1968 Senate class 3, Yancey County | |||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | Sam Ervin* (D) | 2,879 | 54.7% | Robert Somers (R) | 2,383 | 45.3% | |
TOTAL | 5,262 | ||||||||
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Republican Primary | |||
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Pos | Candidate | Votes | % |
1 | Robert Somers | 48,351 | 36.6% |
2 | J.L. Zimmerman | 43,644 | 33.1% |
3 | Edwin Tenney | 40,023 | 30.3% |
TOTAL VOTES | 132,018 | ||
Republican Runoff | |||
1 | Robert Somers | 8,816 | 60.6% |
2 | J.L. Zimmerman | 5,734 | 39.4% |
Democrat Primary | |||
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Pos | Candidate | Votes | % |
1 | Sam Ervin* | 499,392 | 78.2% |
2 | Charles Pratt | 60,362 | 9.5% |
3 | John Gathings | 48,357 | 7.6% |
4 | Fred Brummitt | 30,126 | 4.7% |
TOTAL VOTES | 638,237 |