1968 North Carolina gubernatorial election

none related races 1968 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1968 North Carolina gubernatorial election North Carolina 1885 Presidential no 1964 North Carolina gubernatorial election 1964 1972 North Carolina gubernatorial election 1972 November 5, 1968 File:Robert W. Scott official photo (cropped).jpg 150x150px Robert W. Scott Democratic Party (United States) 821,233 52.70% File:Jim Gardner.jpg Jim Gardner Republican Party (United States) 737,075 47.30% 1968 North Carolina gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 325px County resultsScott: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% Gardner: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% Governor Dan K. Moore Democratic Party (United States) Robert W. Scott Democratic Party (United States) The 1968 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1968. Democratic nominee Robert W. Scott defeated Republican nominee Jim Gardner with 52.70% of the vote. Primary elections Primary elections were held on May 4, 1968.https://books.google.com/books?id=3X0kAQAAIAAJ North Carolina Manual 1991 2019-02-18 Democratic primary Candidates Robert W. Scott, incumbent Lieutenant Governor J. Melville Broughton Jr., attorney and chair of the North Carolina Democratic PartyCongressional Record Reginald A. Hawkins, civil rights activist and dentist 24.4% of the voting age population participated in the Democratic primary.Steed Moreland Baker 1980 28 Results Democratic primary results Robert W. Scott Democratic Party (United States) 337,368 48.12 J. Melville Broughton Jr. Democratic Party (United States) 233,924 33.37 Reginald A. Hawkins Democratic Party (United States) 129,808 18.52 701,100 100.00 Republican primary Candidates Jim Gardner, U.S. Representative John L. Stickley 5.4% of the voting age population participated in the Republican primary.Steed Moreland Baker 1980 28 Results Republican primary results Jim Gardner Republican Party (United States) 113,584 72.78 John L. Stickley Republican Party (United States) 42,483 27.22 156,067 100.00 General election Candidates Robert W. Scott, Democratic Jim Gardner, Republican Results 1968 North Carolina gubernatorial electionhttps://books.google.com/books?id=46A7DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA345 America Votes 32: 2015-2016, Election Returns by State - Rhodes Cook 26 October 2017 9781506368993 2019-02-18 Cook Rhodes Democratic Party (United States) Robert W. Scott 821,233 52.70% Republican Party (United States) Jim Gardner 737,075 47.30% 84,158 1,558,308 Democratic Party (United States) References Works cited Steed Robert Moreland Laurence Baker Tod Party Politics in the South Praeger Publishers 1980 0030565863 1968 North Carolina Gubernatorial Category:November 1968 in the United States