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1984 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election

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1984 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election

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Nominee Robert B. Jordan John H. Carrington
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,149,214 990,728
Percentage 53.70% 46.30%

County results
Jordan:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Carrington:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Lieutenant Governor before election

James C. Green
Democratic

Elected Lieutenant Governor

Robert B. Jordan
Democratic

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

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Primary elections were held on May 8, 1984.[1]

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Results

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Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
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

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Candidates

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Results

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Republican primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
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
Republican primary runoff results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John H. Carrington 23,648 57.47
Republican Frank Jordan 17,502 42.53
Total votes 41,150 100.00

General election

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Candidates

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  • Robert B. Jordan, Democratic
  • John H. Carrington, Republican

Results

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1984 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

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  1. ^ a b c d e "North Carolina Manual". North Carolina Secretary of State. 1984. Retrieved June 25, 2021.