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Parents > United States > North Carolina > Governor
OfficeGovernor
TypePrimary Election
Filing Deadline January 01, 1980 - 12:00pm
Polls Open May 06, 1980 - 06:00am
Polls Close May 06, 1980 - 08:00pm
Term Start January 10, 1981 - 12:00pm
Term End January 05, 1985 - 12:00pm
ContributorChronicler
Last ModifiedRBH January 24, 2009 10:26pm
Data SourcesNorth Carolina Manual 1981
DescriptionGov. Hunt was so impressed with the first half of his term that he got a constitutional amendment passed so he could run for a second term. Former Gov. Bob Scott ran against him in the 1980 primary using this issue, but he couldn't get much traction because he was also running for a second term.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
PartyDemocratic Won11/02/1976
NameJames B. "Jim" Hunt, Jr. Votes1,081,293 (64.99%)
Term01/08/1977 - 01/10/1981 Margin517,191 (+31.08%)
COUNTY-LEVEL RESULTS
KEY RACE? 0.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail

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Name (I) Gov. James B. "Jim" Hunt, Jr. Gov. Robert W. "Bob" Scott Harry J. Welsh
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic
Votes524,844 (69.64%) 217,289 (28.83%) 11,551 (1.53%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -307,555 (-40.81%) -513,293 (-68.10%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00
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