Electoral history of Jesse Helms

The electoral history of Jesse Helms begins with his election to Raleigh City Council. However, most of the elections in which he was involved were to the United States Senate. Five consecutive victories gave Jesse Helms a thirty-year Senate career.

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Jesse Helms	92,496	60.13	N/A
	Republican	James Johnson	45,303	29.45	N/A
	Republican	William Booe	16,032	10.42	N/A
Turnout			153,831

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Jesse Helms	795,247	54.01	+9.61
	Democratic	Nick Galifianakis	677,293	45.99	−9.60
Turnout			1,472,540

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Jesse Helms (incumbent)	619,151	54.51	+0.50
	Democratic	John Ingram	516,663	45.49	−0.50
Turnout			1,135,814

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Jesse Helms (incumbent)	134,675	90.65	N/A
	Republican	George Wimbish	13,799	9.35	N/A
Turnout			148,574

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Jesse Helms (incumbent)	1,156,768	51.66	−2.85
	Democratic	Jim Hunt	1,070,488	47.81	+2.32
	Libertarian	Bobby Emory	9,302	0.42	N/A
	Socialist Workers	Kate Daher	2,493	0.11	N/A
Turnout			2,239,051

Electoral history of Jesse Helms

United States Senate

1972 election

1978 election

1984 election

1990 election

1996 election

Vice President of the United States

1976 Republican National Convention

1980 Republican National Convention

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Jesse Helms (incumbent)	157,345	84.32	−6.33
	Republican	L. C. Nixon	15,355	8.23	N/A
	Republican	George Wimbish	13,895	7.45	−1.90
Turnout			186,595

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Jesse Helms (incumbent)	1,089,012	52.58	+0.92
	Democratic	Harvey Gantt	981,573	47.39	−0.42
	Socialist Workers	Rich Stuart	681	0.03	−0.08
Turnout			2,071,266

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Jesse Helms (incumbent)	1,436,638	55.89	+3.31
	Democratic	Harvey Gantt	1,097,053	42.68	−4.71
	Libertarian	Ray Ubinger	25,396	0.99	N/A
	Natural Law	Victor Pardo	11,209	0.44	N/A
Turnout			2,570,439

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Bob Dole	1,921	89.10
	Republican	Jesse Helms	103	4.78	N/A
	Republican	Ronald Reagan	27	1.25
	Republican	Others	105	4.87	N/A
Turnout			2,156

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	George H. W. Bush	1,832	93.33	+93.29
	Republican	Jesse Helms	54	2.75	−2.03
	Republican	Jack Kemp	42	2.14	N/A
	Republican	Others	35	1.78	N/A
Turnout			1,963

v t e Jesse Helms
Life	Monroe, North Carolina Wingate University The News & Observer Capitol Broadcasting Company Raleigh City Council Jesse Helms Center
Elections	Senate 1972 Presidential primaries 1976 Senate 1978 Presidential primaries 1980 Senate 1984 Senate 1990 Senate 1996
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