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1980 North Carolina U.S. Senate Election

North Carolina · 4 candidates · See every 1980 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1980 North Carolina U.S. Senate Election?

John P. East won the 1980 North Carolina U.S. Senate Election. John P. East received 898,064 popular votes (49.96%). The main challenger was Robert Morgan (49.38%).

See the full head-to-head between East and Morgan

East +0.6 pts · won by 10,411 votes
John P. EastRepublicanWINNER49.96%
898,064 votes
Robert MorganDemocratic49.38%
887,653 votes
F. W. PasottoLibertarian0.42%
7,602 votes
Rebecca FinchSocialist Workers0.24%
4,346 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.