2020 United States Senate election in North Carolina
An election happened on November 3, 2020 to elect a Senator from the U.S. state of North Carolina. The four people in the election were Thom Tillis (Republican Party), Cal Cunningham (Democratic Party), Shannon Bray (Libertarian Party) and Kevin E. Hayes (Constitution Party). Tillis won the election against Cunningham but many people thought that Cunningham would win.
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There was two primary elections for the Democrat and Republican parties. Four people were in the Republican primary election and five people were in the Democratic primary. Thom Tillis won the Republican primary and Cal Cunningham won the Democratic primary.[1]
Republican Party primary
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Thom Tillis (incumbent) | 608,943 | 78.08% | |
| Republican | Paul Wright | 58,908 | 7.55% | |
| Republican | Larry Holmquist | 57,356 | 7.35% | |
| Republican | Sharon Y. Hudson | 54,651 | 7.01% | |
| Total votes | 779,858 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic Party primary
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | Cal Cunningham | 717,941 | 56.93% | |
| Democrat | Erica D. Smith | 438,969 | 34.81% | |
| Democrat | Trevor M. Fuller | 48,168 | 3.82% | |
| Democrat | Steve Swenson | 33,741 | 2.68% | |
| Democrat | Atul Goel | 22,226 | 1.76% | |
| Total votes | 1,261,045 | 100.00% | ||
Results
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Thom Tillis (incumbent) | 2,665,598 | 48.69% | -0.13% | |
| Democratic | Cal Cunningham | 2,569,965 | 46.94% | -0.32% | |
| Libertarian | Shannon Bray | 171,571 | 3.13% | -0.61% | |
| Constitution | Kevin E. Hayes | 67,818 | 1.24% | N/A | |
| Total votes | 5,474,952 | 100.0% | |||
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2020 United States Senate Election In North Carolina Media
- 2020 United States Senate election in North Carolina results by congressional district.svg
2020 United States Senate election in North Carolina results by congressional district
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This map shows the precinct level results for the 2020 United States senate election in North Carolina.
- North Carolina Senate Republican Primary, 2020.svg
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- 2020 NC Senate Swing.svg
Swing in each North Carolina county from the 2014-2020 senate elections
- 2020 NC Senate Trend.svg
Trend in each North Carolina county from the 2014-2020 senate elections
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "NC SBE Contest Results". er.ncsbe.gov. North Carolina Board of Elections. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- ↑ "State Composite Abstract Report - Contest.pdf" (PDF). North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved November 24, 2020.