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North Carolina — 1976 governor election
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Akashic1976 · GovernorNorth Carolina · GovernorJim HuntD+31.4
Candidates
North Carolina 1976 governor — certified statewide results.
- Jim Hunt✓Democratic1,081,29365.7%
- David FlahertyRepublican564,10234.3%
Statewide returns compiled from the Wikipedia gubernatorial-election article for this cycle, which aggregates the official state canvass returns it cites. No county map before the precinct era.
presidential baselinePresident 1976D+11.0Governor 1976D+31.4vs. baselineD+20.4
North Carolina's 1976 governor race ran 20.4 points more Democratic than the presidential race on the same ballot.
Same ballot, 1976NC
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1976 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.