United States Senate election in North Carolina, 1990
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The North Carolina United States Senate election of 1990 was held on November 6, 1990 as part of the nationwide elections to the Senate. The general election was fought between the Republican incumbent Jesse Helms and the Democratic nominee Mayor of Charlotte Harvey Gantt. Helms won re-election to a fourth term by a slightly wider margin than the close election in 1984.
Helms drew controversy for airing what became known as the "Hands" ad produced by Alex Castellanos. It showed a pair of white hands with the voiceover saying You wanted this job, but because of a law they had to give it to a minority. The ad prompted allegations of racism.[1]
Primaries
Republican primary
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Republican | Jesse Helms (Incumbent) | 157,345 | 84.32% | -6.33% | |
Republican | L. C. Nixon | 15,355 | 8.23% | N/A | |
Republican | George Wimbish | 13,895 | 7.45% | -1.90% | |
Turnout | 186,595 |
Democratic primary
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Democratic | Harvey Gantt | 260,179 | 37.52% | N/A | |
Democratic | Mike Easley | 209,934 | 30.27% | N/A | |
Democratic | John Ingram | 120,990 | 17.45% | -8.78% | |
Democratic | R. P. Thomas | 82,883 | 11.95% | N/A | |
Democratic | Lloyd Gardner | 11,528 | 1.66% | N/A | |
Democratic | Robert Hannan | 7,982 | 1.15% | N/A | |
Turnout | 693,496 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Democratic | Harvey Gantt | 273,567 | 56.89% | +19.37% | |
Democratic | Mike Easley | 207,283 | 43.11% | +12.84% | |
Turnout | 480,850 |
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Republican | Jesse Helms (Incumbent) | 1,089,012 | 52.58% | +0.92% | |
Democratic | Harvey Gantt | 981,573 | 47.39% | -0.42% | |
Socialist Workers | Rich Stuart | 681 | 0.03% | -0.08% | |
Turnout | 2,071,266 |
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ http://www.thenation.com/blog/169138/apparently-real-racists-are%E2%80%A6-anti-racists#
- 1 2 3 4 "North Carolina DataNet #46" (PDF). University of North Carolina. April 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 25, 2008. Retrieved June 12, 2009.
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