1984 North Carolina gubernatorial election

none related races 1984 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1984 North Carolina gubernatorial election North Carolina presidential no 1980 North Carolina gubernatorial election 1980 1988 North Carolina gubernatorial election 1988 November 6, 1984 1885 File:James G. Martin (cropped).jpg 150x150px James G. Martin Republican Party (United States) 1,208,167 54.26% File:EdmistenRL.jpg Rufus L. Edmisten Democratic Party (United States) 1,011,209 45.41% 1984 North Carolina gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 325px County results Martin: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% Edmisten: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% Governor Jim Hunt Democratic Party (United States) James G. Martin Republican Party (United States) The 1984 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1984. Democratic incumbent Jim Hunt was unable to run for a third consecutive term under the North Carolina Constitution. He ran instead for the U.S. Senate against Jesse Helms and narrowly lost. Popular 9th District Congressman James G. Martin ran as the Republican gubernatorial nominee against Democratic Attorney General Rufus L. Edmisten, who defeated Hunt's Lt. Governor, James Green, among other candidates, in a hotly contested primary. Martin won by a comfortable margin on Election Day thanks to the surprise endorsement of Green, and to President Ronald Reagan's coattails (see also 1984 United States presidential election). Martin became just the second Republican elected to the state's highest office in the 20th century. Hunt later served as North Carolina’s Governor again from 1993 to 2001. An offhand remark by Edmisten during the 1984 campaign became part of the state's political lore. He was quoted as complaining about all the barbecue pork he had to eat on the campaign trail, saying he could not eat anymore of "that damnable stuff", which is widely popular.Swing 2012-08-27 The Washington Post https://web.archive.org/web/20160313212524/https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/all-we-can-eat/post/tips-on-how-not-to-be-a-bbq-rufus-in-north-carolina/2012/08/27/9b1ee220-f074-11e1-ba17-c7bb037a1d5b_blog.html 2016-03-13 live https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/all-we-can-eat/post/tips-on-how-not-to-be-a-bbq-rufus-in-north-carolina/2012/08/27/9b1ee220-f074-11e1-ba17-c7bb037a1d5b_blog.html Edmisten later said he was joking.WBUR Primary election results Democratic primary 1984 NC Governor Democratic primary election resultshttp://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=66118 Our Campaigns - NC Governor - D Primary Race - May 08, 1984 Democratic Party (United States) Rufus L. Edmisten 295,051 30.87% Democratic Party (United States) Eddie Knox 249,286 26.08% Democratic Party (United States) Lauch Faircloth 153,210 16.03% Democratic Party (United States) Thomas O. Gilmore 82,299 8.61% Democratic Party (United States) James C. Green 80,775 8.45% Democratic Party (United States) John R. Ingram 75,248 7.87% Democratic Party (United States) Robert L. Hannon 9,476 0.99% Democratic Party (United States) Frazier Glenn Miller 5,790 0.61% Democratic Party (United States) Andy Barker 3,148 0.33% Democratic Party (United States) J. D. Whaley 1,516 0.16% 1984 NC Governor Democratic primary runoff election resultshttp://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=78948 Our Campaigns - NC Governor - D Runoff Race - Jun 05, 1984 Democratic Party (United States) Rufus L. Edmisten 352,351 51.91% Democratic Party (United States) Eddie Knox 326,278 48.08% -3.83% Republican primary 1984 NC Governor Republican primary election resultshttp://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=78949 Our Campaigns - NC Governor - R Primary Race - May 08, 1984 Republican Party (United States) Jim Martin 128,714 91.71% Republican Party (United States) Ruby T. Hooper 11,640 8.29% General election results 1984 NC Governor election results Atlas Forum Index http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1984&fips=37&f=0&off=5&elect=0 March 2011 Atlas Forum 2009-06-12 Republican Party (United States) James G. Martin 1,208,167 54.26% Democratic Party (United States) Rufus L. Edmisten 1,011,209 45.41% -9.49% Libertarian Party (United States) H. Fritz Prochnaw 4,610 0.21% Socialist Workers Party (United States) Gregory McCartan 2,740 0.12% 2,226,743 100.00% Footnotes North Carolina 1984 Gubernatorial