Elections / 1980 · Governor · NC
North Carolina — 1980 governor election
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Akashic1980 · GovernorNorth Carolina · GovernorJim HuntD+24.6
Candidates
North Carolina 1980 governor — certified statewide results.
- Jim Hunt✓Democratic1,143,14562.3%
- I. Beverly LakeRepublican691,44937.7%
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 1980R+2.1Governor 1980D+24.6vs. baselineD+26.7
North Carolina's 1980 governor race ran 26.7 points more Democratic than the presidential race on the same ballot.
Same ballot, 1980NC
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1980 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.