1998 North Carolina U.S. Senate Election

North Carolina · 3 candidates · See every 1998 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1998 North Carolina U.S. Senate Election?

John Edwards won the 1998 North Carolina U.S. Senate Election. John Edwards received 1,029,237 popular votes (51.15%). The main challenger was Lauch Faircloth (47.01%).

See the full head-to-head between Edwards and Faircloth

Edwards +4.1 pts · won by 83,294 votes

John Edwards DemocraticWINNER51.15%

1,029,237 votes

Lauch Faircloth Republican47.01%

945,943 votes

Barbara HoweLibertarian1.84%

36,963 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.