1966 United States Senate election in North Carolina
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{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1966 United States Senate election in North Carolina
| country = North Carolina
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1960 United States Senate election in North Carolina
| previous_year = 1960
| flag_year = 1885
| next_election = 1972 United States Senate election in North Carolina
| next_year = 1972
| election_date = November 8, 1966
| image1 = File:B. Everett Jordan.jpg
| image_size = 150x150px
| nominee1 = B. Everett Jordan
| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)
| popular_vote1 = 501,440
| percentage1 = 55.59%
| image2 = 3x4.svg
| nominee2 = John Shallcross
| party2 = Republican Party (United States)
| popular_vote2 = 400,502
| percentage2 = 44.40%
| map_image = 1966 United States Senate election in North Carolina results map by county.svg
| map_size = 325px
| map_caption = County results
Everett: {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584cde|70–80%}} {{legend0|#3933e5|80–90%}}
Shallcross: {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}}
| title = U.S. Senator
| before_election = B. Everett Jordan
| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)
| after_election = B. Everett Jordan
| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{ElectionsNC}}
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.{{sfn|Steed|Moreland|Baker|1980|p=28}}
=Results=
{{Election box begin no change | title= 1966 Democratic Senate primary{{Cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=209186|title = Our Campaigns - NC US Senate - D Primary Race - May 28, 1966}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = B. Everett Jordan (incumbent)
|votes = 445,454
|percentage = 79.26%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Hubert E. Seymour Jr.
|votes = 116,548
|percentage = 20.74%
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 562,002
|percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box end}}
General election
=Results=
{{Election box begin | title=1966 U.S. Senate election in North Carolina{{cite web | title=Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 8, 1966 | url=http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1966election.pdf | publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office | access-date= 2 Mar 2021}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = B. Everett Jordan (incumbent)
|votes = 501,440
|percentage = 55.59%
|change = {{decrease}}5.85
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = John Shallcross
|votes = 400,502
|percentage = 44.40%
|change = {{increase}}5.84
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent Republican (United States)
|candidate = Donald Badgley (write-in)
|votes = 36
|percentage = 0.00%
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Wade H. Shugart Jr. (write-in)
|votes = 2
|percentage = 0.00%
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box total|
|votes = 1,472,540
|percentage = 100.00%
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
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Works cited
- {{cite book|editor-last1=Steed |editor-first1=Robert |editor-last2=Moreland |editor-first2=Laurence |editor-last3=Baker |editor-first3=Tod |title=Party Politics in the South |publisher=Praeger Publishers |date=1980 |isbn=0030565863}}
{{North Carolina U.S. Senate elections}}
{{United States elections, 1966}}
{{Jesse Helms}}