1974 United States Senate election in North Carolina

The 1974 North Carolina United States Senate election was held in North Carolina on November 5, 1974, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of North Carolina. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Sam Ervin declined to run for reelection to a fourth term in office.

Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Robert B. Morgan defeated Republican William E. Stevens by a 24-point margin.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Robert B. Morgan, attorney general of North Carolina (1969–1974)

Eliminated in primary

• Nick Galifianakis, U.S. representative for North Carolina's 4th congressional district (1969–1973) and nominee for U.S. Senate in 1972
• James Johnson
• Henry Wilson

Declined

• Sam Ervin, incumbent U.S. senator

15.9% of the voting age population participated in the Democratic primary.

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• William E. Stevens, furniture company executive

Eliminated in primary

• B. E. Sweatt
• Wood Hall Young

2.6% of the voting age population participated in the Republican primary.

Results

General election

Results

See also

• United States Senate elections, 1974 and 1975

References

Works cited