1984 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election
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The 1984 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1984. Democratic nominee Robert B. Jordan defeated Republican nominee John H. Carrington with 53.70% of the vote.
Primary elections
[edit]Primary elections were held on May 8, 1984.[1]
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Robert B. Jordan, State Senator
- Carl J. Stewart Jr., former Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives
- Stephen S. Miller
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Robert B. Jordan | 450,487 | 51.13 | |
Democratic | Carl J. Stewart Jr. | 393,018 | 44.61 | |
Democratic | Stephen S. Miller | 37,573 | 4.26 | |
Total votes | 881,078 | 100.00 |
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- John H. Carrington, businessman
- Frank Jordan
- William S. Hiatt, former State Representative
- Barbara S. Perry
- Erick P. Little
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Frank Jordan | 40,257 | 30.80 | |
Republican | John H. Carrington | 35,106 | 26.86 | |
Republican | William S. Hiatt | 27,600 | 21.11 | |
Republican | Barbara S. Perry | 24,355 | 18.63 | |
Republican | Erick P. Little | 3,406 | 2.61 | |
Total votes | 130,724 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John H. Carrington | 23,648 | 57.47 | |
Republican | Frank Jordan | 17,502 | 42.53 | |
Total votes | 41,150 | 100.00 |
General election
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Robert B. Jordan, Democratic
- John H. Carrington, Republican
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Robert B. Jordan | 1,149,214 | 53.70% | ||
Republican | John H. Carrington | 990,728 | 46.30% | ||
Majority | 158,486 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Democratic hold | Swing |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "North Carolina Manual". North Carolina Secretary of State. 1984. Retrieved June 25, 2021.