1972 United States Senate election in North Carolina

none March 2026 September 2023 1972 United States Senate election in North Carolina North Carolina presidential no 1966 United States Senate election in North Carolina 1966 1885 1978 United States Senate election in North Carolina 1978 November 7, 1972 File:Jesse Helms.jpg 150x150px Jesse Helms Republican Party (United States) 795,247 54.01% File:Nick Galifianakis.jpg Nick Galifianakis Democratic Party (United States) 677,293 45.99% 1972 United States Senate election in North Carolina results map by county.svg 325px County resultsHelms: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Galifianakis: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% U.S. Senator B. Everett Jordan Democratic Party (United States) Jesse Helms Republican Party (United States) The North Carolina United States Senate election of 1972 was held on 7 November 1972 as part of the nationwide elections to the Senate, and coinciding with the 1972 presidential election. The general election was contested between the Republican nominee Jesse Helms and the Democratic nominee Rep. Nick Galifianakis. Helms won the election, becoming the first Republican to win a Senate seat in North Carolina since 1897, and the first to hold this seat since 1871. Three-term Representative Nick Galifianakis defeated two-term incumbent Senator B. Everett Jordan in the second ballot in the Democratic primary. Galifianakis was seen as an anti-establishment liberal in North Carolina,Marjorie Hunter Defeat of Jordan by Rep. Galifianakis In Carolina is Linked to 'New Politics' The New York Times 5 June 1972 26 Marjorie Hunter Major Races in North Carolina Seem Close The New York Times 28 October 1972 14 although an opponent of busing. This was the first time ever that a Republican won a full term to this Senate seat in North Carolina. Democratic primary Candidates J. R. Brown Nick Galifianakis, U.S. representative from Durham Eugene Grace B. Everett Jordan, incumbent senator since 1958 22% of the voting-age population participated in the Democratic primary.Steed Moreland Baker 1980 28 Results 1972 Democratic Senate primary Democratic Party (United States) Nick Galifianakis 377,993 49.25% Democratic Party (United States) B. Everett Jordan (incumbent) 340,391 44.35% Democratic Party (United States) J. R. Brown 27,009 3.52% Democratic Party (United States) Eugene Grace 22,156 2.89% 767,549 100.00% Runoff thumb|300px|center| Galifianakis #8da9e2 50–60% #678cd7 60–70% #4170cd 70–80% Jordan #7bc7ae 50–60% #4ab390 60–70% Tie #AE8BB1 50% 1972 Democratic Senate runoff Democratic Party (United States) Nick Galifianakis 338,558 55.82% 6.57 Democratic Party (United States) B. Everett Jordan (incumbent) 267,997 44.18% 0.17 606,555 100.00% Republican primary Candidates William Booe, former member of the Charlotte School Board Jesse Helms, WRAL-TV executive and commentator and former Democratic member of the Raleigh City Council James Johnson, state representative from Greensboro 4.4% of the voting-age population participated in the Republican primary.Steed Moreland Baker 1980 28 Results 1972 Republican Senate primary Republican Party (United States) Jesse Helms 92,496 60.13% Republican Party (United States) James Johnson 45,303 29.45% Republican Party (United States) William Booe 16,032 10.42% 153,831 100.00% General election Results 1972 U.S. Senate election in North CarolinaNorth Carolina DataNet #46 http://southnow.org/southnow-publications/nc-datanet/DataNet%20April08.pdf April 2008 University of North Carolina 2009-06-12 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080725034758/http://southnow.org/southnow-publications/nc-datanet/DataNet%20April08.pdf 2008-07-25 Republican Party (United States) Jesse Helms 795,247 54.01% 9.61 Democratic Party (United States) Nick Galifianakis 677,293 45.99% 9.60 1,472,540 100.00% References Works cited Steed Robert Moreland Laurence Baker Tod Party Politics in the South Praeger Publishers 1980 0030565863 1972 North Carolina Category:Jesse Helms Category:1972 North Carolina elections