Robert Morgan, U.S. Senator

Robert Morgan

U.S. Senator
Born
October 5, 1925
Died
July 16, 2016
Age at death
90
Home state
North Carolina
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1974–1980
Career timeline
1-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Morgan1.5M
Opponents1.3M
2
Elections run

Between 1974 and 1980, Robert Morgan ran in 2 U.S. Senate elections, winning 1 and losing 1. Morgan's biggest single-election total was 887,653 votes, in the 1980 U.S. Senate election in North Carolina. Morgan's closest win came in the 1974 U.S. Senate election in North Carolina, decided by 256,157 votes.

Browse every U.S. Senate election in North Carolina or all 1980 U.S. Senate races.

How many votes has Robert Morgan received?

Robert Morgan has received 1,521,428 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 1–1.

Election history

Robert Morgan’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1980U.S. SenateNorth CarolinaLost887,65349.38%John P. East
F. W. Pasotto

Rebecca Finch
1974U.S. SenateNorth CarolinaWon633,77562.11%William E. Stevens
Henry R. Nesmith
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (M000956) and Wikidata (Q5993740). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Robert Morgan: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/robert-morgan. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.