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1980 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election

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1980 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election

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Nominee James C. Green Bill Cobey
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 942,549 814,082
Percentage 53.20% 45.95%

Lieutenant Governor before election

James C. Green
Democratic

Elected Lieutenant Governor

James C. Green
Democratic

The 1980 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1980. Democratic incumbent James C. Green defeated Republican nominee Bill Cobey with 53.20% of the vote.

Primary elections

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Primary elections were held on May 6, 1980.[1]

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Results

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Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic James C. Green (incumbent) 367,964 50.94
Democratic Carl J. Stewart Jr. 341,257 47.24
Democratic Clyde Pulley 13,192 1.83
Total votes 722,413 100.00

General election

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Candidates

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Major party candidates

  • James C. Green, Democratic
  • Bill Cobey, Republican

Other candidates

  • Craig Franklin, Libertarian

Results

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1980 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic James C. Green (incumbent) 942,549 53.20%
Republican Bill Cobey 814,082 45.95%
Libertarian Craig Franklin 14,998 0.85%
Majority 128,467
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ a b c "North Carolina Manual". North Carolina Secretary of State. 1980. Retrieved June 26, 2021.