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1966 United States Senate election in North Carolina

The 1966 United States Senate election in North Carolina was held on November 8, 1966. Incumbent Democratic Senator B. Everett Jordan was re-elected to a second term in office over Republican businessman John Shallcross. Democrats would not win this seat again until 2008.

The 1966 United States Senate election in North Carolina was held on November 8, 1966. Incumbent Democratic Senator B. Everett Jordan was re-elected to a second term in office over Republican businessman John Shallcross. Democrats would not win this seat again until 2008.

B. Everett Jordan, incumbent Senator since 1958
Hubert E. Seymour Jr., Greensboro attorney

20.8% of the voting age population participated in the Democratic primary.

Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	445,454	79.26%
	Democratic	116,548	20.74%
562,002	100.00%

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}±%
	Democratic	501,440	55.59%	5.85
	Republican	400,502	44.40%	5.84
	Independent Republican	36	0.00%	N/A
	Independent	2	0.00%	N/A
1,472,540	100.00%

Steed, Robert; Moreland, Laurence; Baker, Tod, eds. (1980). Party Politics in the South. Praeger Publishers. ISBN 0030565863.

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