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The 1972 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1972. Republican nominee James Holshouser defeated Democratic nominee Skipper Bowles with 51% of the vote. Holshouser thus became the first Republican elected governor of the state since 1896.
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County results Holshouser: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% Bowles: 40-50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% | |||||||||||||||||
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This election was also the first time in a century (since the 1872 election) that a Republican candidate won an outright majority of the vote.
Primary elections were held on May 6, 1972.[1]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Skipper Bowles | 367,433 | 45.47 | |
Democratic | Hoyt Patrick Taylor Jr. | 304,910 | 37.73 | |
Democratic | Reginald A. Hawkins | 65,950 | 8.16 | |
Democratic | Wilbur Hobby | 58,990 | 7.30 | |
Democratic | C. Eugene Leggett | 6,352 | 0.79 | |
Democratic | Zeb V.K. Dickson | 4,470 | 0.55 | |
Total votes | 808,105 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Skipper Bowles | 336,034 | 54.34 | |
Democratic | Hoyt Patrick Taylor Jr. | 282,345 | 45.66 | |
Total votes | 618,379 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jim Gardner | 84,906 | 49.77 | |
Republican | James Holshouser | 83,637 | 49.03 | |
Republican | Leroy Gibson | 1,083 | 0.64 | |
Republican | Thomas E. Chappell | 957 | 0.56 | |
Total votes | 170,583 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | James Holshouser | 69,916 | 50.65 | |
Republican | Jim Gardner | 68,134 | 49.36 | |
Total votes | 138,050 | 100.00 |
Major party candidates
Other candidates
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | James Holshouser | 767,470 | 51.00% | ||
Democratic | Skipper Bowles | 729,104 | 48.45% | ||
American | Arlis F. Pettyjohn | 8,211 | 0.55% | ||
Majority | 38,366 | ||||
Turnout | 1,504,785 | ||||
Republican gain from Democratic | Swing |
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