1986 United States Senate elections in North Carolina

none March 2026 September 2017 1986 United States Senate election in North Carolina North Carolina presidential no 1980 United States Senate election in North Carolina 1980 1992 United States Senate election in North Carolina 1992 November 4, 1986 1885 150x150px Regular election Special election Terry Sanford.jpg Terry Sanford Democratic Party (United States) James Broyhill (cropped).jpg Jim Broyhill Republican Party (United States) 823,66251.76% 780,96750.88% 767,66848.24% 753,88149.12% 325px Regular election county results 325px Special election county results Sanford: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80%Broyhill: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% U.S. Senator Jim Broyhill Republican Party (United States) Terry Sanford Democratic Party (United States) The 1986 United States Senate election in North Carolina was held on November 4, 1986 as part of the nationwide elections to the Senate. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Jim Broyhill, who had been appointed in June 1986 to serve out the rest of John Porter East's term, faced off against the popular Democratic former Governor Terry Sanford. There were two separate elections held on the same day: a special election for what little remained of the 99th United States Congress (November 1986-January 1987) and a regular election for a new six-year term (beginning in January 1987).Advisory Opinion of the Federal Election Commission The primary elections were designed to nominate the same candidates to both the special and the regular elections. Sanford won both elections. Democratic primary Terry Sanford, then the outgoing president of Duke University, first said in September 1985 that he was planning to run for the U.S. Senate the next year but quickly withdrew, as it appeared that the party wanted a "fresh" face, most likely in the person of UNC System President William Friday.D.G. Martin Then, Friday declined to run, as did other well-known politicians like former Governor Jim Hunt.DEMOCRATS' HOPES UP IN CAROLINA SENATE RACE (Published 1986) The New York Times January 19, 1986 https://web.archive.org/web/20230422083730/https://www.nytimes.com/1986/01/19/us/democrats-hopes-up-in-carolina-senate-race.html 2023-04-22 live https://www.nytimes.com/1986/01/19/us/democrats-hopes-up-in-carolina-senate-race.html Former North Carolina Secretary of Commerce Lauch Faircloth then made it known that he would run, but he was considered too conservative by many party leaders, who encouraged Sanford to enter the race in order to defeat Faircloth. Sanford agreed to run, which led Faircloth and another candidate, Judge Marvin K. Blount Jr., to withdraw before filing their candidacies. Six years later, Faircloth did run for the Senate against Sanford, but this time as a Republican, in which he was victorious. Candidates Walt Atkins William Belk, Belk department store executive and former president of Young Democrats of America Katherine Harper, business executiveStar-News: Senate candidate claims revelations from deity John Ingram, former North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance Theodore Kinney, real estate agent and African-American political activistThe Dispatch T. L. "Fountain" Odom, Mecklenburg County commissioner and attorney (later a state senator)http://www.mecklaw.com/Attorney-Profiles/T-L-Odom-Sr.shtml The Odom Firm August 26, 2015 October 11, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151011014424/http://www.mecklaw.com/Attorney-Profiles/T-L-Odom-Sr.shtml dead Terry Sanford, former Governor Betty Wallace, educator and deputy superintendent of North Carolina Department of Public InstructionNewspapers.com: The Daily Tar Heel Results Democratic primary results Democratic Party (United States) Terry Sanford 409,394 60.25% Democratic Party (United States) John Ingram 111,557 16.42% Democratic Party (United States) Fountain Odom 49,689 7.31% Democratic Party (United States) William Belk 33,821 4.98% Democratic Party (United States) Theodore Kinney 27,228 4.01% Democratic Party (United States) Betty Wallace 17,001 2.50% Democratic Party (United States) Katherine Harper 12,998 1.91% Democratic Party (United States) Walt Atkins 8,306 1.22% Democratic Party (United States) Others 9,493 1.40% 679,487 100.00% Republican primary Senator East declined to run for a second term, citing his health. Longtime U.S. Representative Jim Broyhill entered the race with much of the establishment support, but David Funderburk had the backing of the organization of Senator Jesse Helms. Funderburk charged Broyhill with being insufficiently conservative, but in the end, Broyhill won the nomination handily in the May primary. The next month, East committed suicide, and Governor James G. Martin appointed Broyhill to his seat. Candidates Jim Broyhill, incumbent U.S. Senator and U.S. Congressman David Funderburk, former U.S. Ambassador to Romania (later a U.S. Congressman) Glenn Miller, perennial candidate Results Republican primary results Republican Party (United States) Jim Broyhill 139,570 66.52% Republican Party (United States) David Funderburk 63,593 30.31% Republican Party (United States) Glenn Miller 6,662 3.18% 148,574 100.00% General election Candidates Jim Broyhill (R), incumbent U.S. Senator Terry Sanford (D), former Governor Results 1986 United States Senate election in North CarolinaNorth Carolina DataNet #46 http://southnow.org/southnow-publications/nc-datanet/DataNet%20April08.pdf April 2008 University of North Carolina June 12, 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080725034758/http://southnow.org/southnow-publications/nc-datanet/DataNet%20April08.pdf July 25, 2008 mdy-all Democratic Party (United States) Terry Sanford 823,662 51.76% +2.38% Republican Party (United States) Jim Broyhill (incumbent) 767,668 48.24% -1.72% 1,591,330 100.00% N/A Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) Special election Candidates Jim Broyhill (R), incumbent U.S. Senator and U.S. Congressman Terry Sanford (D), former Governor Results 1986 North Carolina U.S. Senate election – Special electionhttp://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=78950 Our Campaigns - NC US Senate - Special Election Race - Nov 04, 1986 Democratic Party (United States) Terry Sanford 780,967 50.88% Republican Party (United States) Jim Broyhill (incumbent) 753,881 49.12% 1,534,875 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) See also 1986 United States Senate elections References 30em 1986 North Carolina United States Senate North Carolina 1986 North Carolina 1986 United States Senate 1986