1966 United States Senate election in North Carolina
November 8, 1966
 
Nominee B. Everett Jordan John Shallcross
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 501,440 400,502
Percentage 55.59% 44.40%
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

Results

1966 Democratic Senate 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%

General election

Results

1966 U.S. Senate election in North Carolina[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic B. Everett Jordan (incumbent) 501,440 55.59% Decrease5.85
Republican John Shallcross 400,502 44.40% Increase5.84
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%

Footnotes

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