1966 United States Senate election in North Carolina

1966 United States Senate election in North Carolina
	November 8, 1966
	County results; Everett: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%; Shallcross: 50–60% 60–70%
U.S. senator before election; B. Everett Jordan; Democratic	Elected U.S. Senator ; B. Everett Jordan; Democratic

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.^[1]

Results

1966 Democratic Senate primary^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	B. Everett Jordan (incumbent)	445,454	79.26%
	Democratic	Hubert E. Seymour Jr.	116,548	20.74%
Total votes			562,002	100.00%

General election

Results

1966 U.S. Senate election in North Carolina^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	B. Everett Jordan (incumbent)	501,440	55.59%	5.85
	Republican	John Shallcross	400,502	44.40%	5.84
	Independent Republican	Donald Badgley (write-in)	36	0.00%	N/A
	Independent	Wade H. Shugart Jr. (write-in)	2	0.00%	N/A
Total votes			1,472,540	100.00%

References

^ Steed, Moreland & Baker 1980, p. 28.
^ "Our Campaigns - NC US Senate - D Primary Race - May 28, 1966".
^ "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 8, 1966" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved March 2, 2021.

Works cited

Steed, Robert; Moreland, Laurence; Baker, Tod, eds. (1980). Party Politics in the South. Praeger Publishers. ISBN 0030565863.

[FOOTNOTESteedMorelandBaker198028-1] Steed, Moreland & Baker 1980, p. 28.

[2] "Our Campaigns - NC US Senate - D Primary Race - May 28, 1966".

[3] "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 8, 1966" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved March 2, 2021.

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