1976 North Carolina gubernatorial election
Results

1976 North Carolina gubernatorial election

Section Title: Results
Table Section Text: None

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±

Democratic	Jim Hunt	1,081,293	64.99%

Republican	David T. Flaherty	564,102	33.90%

American	Herbert F. Seawell Jr.	13,604	0.82%

Libertarian	Arlan K. Andrews	4,764	0.29%

Majority	517,201

Turnout	1,663,814

Democratic gain from Republican	Swing

Sentence(s)

Democrat Jim Hunt defeated Republican David T. Flaherty, receiving 64.99% of the vote.

final_sentence: Democrat Jim Hunt defeated Republican David T. Flaherty, receiving 64.99% of the vote.