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1986 North Carolina U.S. Senate Special
North Carolina · 2 candidates
TS
Terry Sanford
Democratic
WINNER
50.88%
780,967 votes
JT
James T. Broyhill
Republican
49.12%
753,881 votes
A special election fills a Senate seat that came open mid-term. Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).