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2016 North Carolina U.S. Senate Election

North Carolina · 3 candidates · See every 2016 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 2016 North Carolina U.S. Senate Election?

Richard Burr won the 2016 North Carolina U.S. Senate Election. Richard Burr received 2,395,376 popular votes (51.06%). The main challenger was Deborah K. Ross (45.37%).

See the full head-to-head between Burr and Ross

Burr +5.7 pts · won by 267,211 votes
Richard BurrRepublicanWINNER51.06%
2,395,376 votes
Deborah K. RossDemocratic45.37%
2,128,165 votes
Sean HaughLibertarian3.57%
167,592 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.