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County results Everett: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Shallcross: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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The1966 United States Senate election in North Carolina was held on November 8, 1966. Incumbent Democratic SenatorB. Everett Jordan was re-elected to a second term in office over Republican businessman John Shallcross. Democrats would not win this seat again until2008.
20.8% of the voting age population participated in the Democratic primary.[1]
| 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% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | B. Everett Jordan (incumbent) | 501,440 | 55.59% | ||
| Republican | John Shallcross | 400,502 | 44.40% | ||
| 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% | |||