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1966 United States Senate election in North Carolina North Carolina presidential no 1960 United States Senate election in North Carolina 1960 1885 1972 United States Senate election in North Carolina 1972 November 8, 1966 File:B. Everett Jordan.jpg 150x150px B. Everett Jordan Democratic Party (United States) 501,440 55.59% 3x4.svg John Shallcross Republican Party (United States) 400,502 44.40% 1966 United States Senate election in North Carolina results map by county.svg 325px County resultsEverett: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90%Shallcross: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% U.S. Senator B. Everett Jordan Democratic Party (United States) B. Everett Jordan Democratic Party (United States)
The 1966 United States Senate election in North Carolina was held on November 8, 1966. Incumbent Democratic Senator B. Everett Jordan was re-elected to a second term in office over Republican businessman John Shallcross. Democrats would not win this seat again until 2008.
Democratic primary
Candidates
B. Everett Jordan, incumbent Senator since 1958
Hubert E. Seymour Jr., Greensboro attorney
20.8% of the voting age population participated in the Democratic primary.Steed Moreland Baker 1980 28
Results
1966 Democratic Senate primaryhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=209186 Our Campaigns - NC US Senate - D Primary Race - May 28, 1966
Democratic Party (United States)
B. Everett Jordan (incumbent)
445,454
79.26%
Democratic Party (United States)
Hubert E. Seymour Jr.
116,548
20.74%
562,002
100.00%
General election
Results
1966 U.S. Senate election in North CarolinaStatistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 8, 1966 http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1966election.pdf U.S. Government Printing Office 2 Mar 2021
Democratic Party (United States)
B. Everett Jordan (incumbent)
501,440
55.59%
5.85
Republican Party (United States)
John Shallcross
400,502
44.40%
5.84
Independent Republican (United States)
Donald Badgley (write-in)
36
0.00%
N/A
Independent (politician)
Wade H. Shugart Jr. (write-in)
2
0.00%
N/A
1,472,540
100.00%
References
Works cited
Steed Robert Moreland Laurence Baker Tod Party Politics in the South Praeger Publishers 1980 0030565863
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North Carolina
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