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2016 North Carolina U.S. Senate Election Results

Election Date: Nov. 8, 2016 | Updated 1:44 PM EDT Sep. 19, 2018

Senate

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Richard Burr (R) *2,395,37651.1%
Deborah Ross (D)2,128,16545.4%
Sean Haugh (LB)167,5923.6%

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Alamance County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Richard Burr (R) *39,38055.8%
Deborah Ross (D)28,87340.9%
Sean Haugh (LB)2,3683.4%

Alexander County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Richard Burr (R) *13,27173.3%
Deborah Ross (D)3,89521.5%
Sean Haugh (LB)9295.1%

Alleghany County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Richard Burr (R) *3,72070.4%
Deborah Ross (D)1,33725.3%
Sean Haugh (LB)2294.3%

Anson County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Deborah Ross (D)5,79355.6%
Richard Burr (R) *4,38342.0%
Sean Haugh (LB)2502.4%

Ashe County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Richard Burr (R) *9,25369.4%
Deborah Ross (D)3,57526.8%
Sean Haugh (LB)5113.8%

Avery County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Richard Burr (R) *6,07175.0%
Deborah Ross (D)1,70521.1%
Sean Haugh (LB)3183.9%

Beaufort County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Richard Burr (R) *14,31360.6%
Deborah Ross (D)8,43635.7%
Sean Haugh (LB)8703.7%

Bertie County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Deborah Ross (D)5,59060.9%
Richard Burr (R) *3,44637.5%
Sean Haugh (LB)1471.6%

Bladen County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Richard Burr (R) *8,24252.7%
Deborah Ross (D)6,99944.8%
Sean Haugh (LB)3942.5%

Brunswick County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Richard Burr (R) *42,11262.6%
Deborah Ross (D)22,37033.2%
Sean Haugh (LB)2,8244.2%

Buncombe County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Deborah Ross (D)75,89755.2%
Richard Burr (R) *56,08640.8%
Sean Haugh (LB)5,5334.0%

Burke County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Richard Burr (R) *25,16565.5%
Deborah Ross (D)11,47129.9%
Sean Haugh (LB)1,7724.6%

Cabarrus County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Richard Burr (R) *53,72358.2%
Deborah Ross (D)34,26637.1%
Sean Haugh (LB)4,3824.7%

Caldwell County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Richard Burr (R) *25,53271.1%
Deborah Ross (D)8,53823.8%
Sean Haugh (LB)1,8475.1%

Camden County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Richard Burr (R) *3,40170.0%
Deborah Ross (D)1,27926.3%
Sean Haugh (LB)1803.7%

Carteret County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Richard Burr (R) *26,18970.0%
Deborah Ross (D)9,66825.9%
Sean Haugh (LB)1,5314.1%

Caswell County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Richard Burr (R) *5,99154.8%
Deborah Ross (D)4,67142.7%
Sean Haugh (LB)2752.5%

Catawba County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Richard Burr (R) *47,23266.1%
Deborah Ross (D)20,74429.0%
Sean Haugh (LB)3,4614.8%

Chatham County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Deborah Ross (D)20,53051.7%
Richard Burr (R) *18,04945.5%
Sean Haugh (LB)1,1222.8%

Cherokee County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Richard Burr (R) *10,11673.2%
Deborah Ross (D)3,21023.2%
Sean Haugh (LB)4893.5%

Chowan County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Richard Burr (R) *4,02757.2%
Deborah Ross (D)2,88140.9%
Sean Haugh (LB)1331.9%

Clay County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Richard Burr (R) *4,18371.4%
Deborah Ross (D)1,48225.3%
Sean Haugh (LB)1923.3%

Cleveland County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Richard Burr (R) *27,49162.3%
Deborah Ross (D)15,02534.1%
Sean Haugh (LB)1,6053.6%

Columbus County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Richard Burr (R) *13,63758.7%
Deborah Ross (D)8,84138.1%
Sean Haugh (LB)7503.2%

Craven County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Richard Burr (R) *27,74159.7%
Deborah Ross (D)16,95536.5%
Sean Haugh (LB)1,7783.8%

Cumberland County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Deborah Ross (D)69,73355.4%
Richard Burr (R) *51,90241.2%
Sean Haugh (LB)4,2663.4%

Currituck County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Richard Burr (R) *8,92172.3%
Deborah Ross (D)2,99924.3%
Sean Haugh (LB)4173.4%

Dare County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Richard Burr (R) *11,39359.3%
Deborah Ross (D)7,22637.6%
Sean Haugh (LB)5903.1%

Davidson County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Richard Burr (R) *53,53572.2%
Deborah Ross (D)17,75323.9%
Sean Haugh (LB)2,8633.9%

Davie County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Richard Burr (R) *15,56872.0%
Deborah Ross (D)5,11723.7%
Sean Haugh (LB)9294.3%

Duplin County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Richard Burr (R) *12,00258.4%
Deborah Ross (D)8,01339.0%
Sean Haugh (LB)5422.6%

Durham County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Deborah Ross (D)117,88475.9%
Richard Burr (R) *33,71821.7%
Sean Haugh (LB)3,6382.3%

Edgecombe County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Deborah Ross (D)15,84764.3%
Richard Burr (R) *8,35333.9%
Sean Haugh (LB)4451.8%

Forsyth County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Deborah Ross (D)89,66650.6%
Richard Burr (R) *82,00446.3%
Sean Haugh (LB)5,5433.1%

Franklin County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Richard Burr (R) *16,27953.9%
Deborah Ross (D)12,88042.7%
Sean Haugh (LB)1,0383.4%

Gaston County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Richard Burr (R) *60,29863.3%
Deborah Ross (D)30,58232.1%
Sean Haugh (LB)4,3884.6%

Gates County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Richard Burr (R) *2,82153.6%
Deborah Ross (D)2,31644.0%
Sean Haugh (LB)1292.4%

Graham County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Richard Burr (R) *2,93573.7%
Deborah Ross (D)87221.9%
Sean Haugh (LB)1744.4%

Granville County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Richard Burr (R) *13,58050.0%
Deborah Ross (D)12,75847.0%
Sean Haugh (LB)8253.0%

Greene County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Richard Burr (R) *4,28053.5%
Deborah Ross (D)3,51844.0%
Sean Haugh (LB)2022.5%

Guilford County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Deborah Ross (D)143,91456.5%
Richard Burr (R) *103,34140.5%
Sean Haugh (LB)7,6773.0%

Halifax County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Deborah Ross (D)15,60162.4%
Richard Burr (R) *8,98335.9%
Sean Haugh (LB)4171.7%

Harnett County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Richard Burr (R) *27,30559.7%
Deborah Ross (D)16,82136.8%
Sean Haugh (LB)1,6393.6%

Haywood County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Richard Burr (R) *17,87359.0%
Deborah Ross (D)10,95336.2%
Sean Haugh (LB)1,4714.9%

Henderson County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Richard Burr (R) *35,48661.7%
Deborah Ross (D)19,79334.4%
Sean Haugh (LB)2,2293.9%

Hertford County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Deborah Ross (D)6,71467.5%
Richard Burr (R) *3,11631.3%
Sean Haugh (LB)1201.2%

Hoke County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Deborah Ross (D)9,56153.3%
Richard Burr (R) *7,66942.7%
Sean Haugh (LB)7234.0%

Hyde County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Richard Burr (R) *1,24454.8%
Deborah Ross (D)94941.8%
Sean Haugh (LB)773.4%

Iredell County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Richard Burr (R) *53,12565.1%
Deborah Ross (D)24,18729.7%
Sean Haugh (LB)4,2485.2%

Jackson County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Richard Burr (R) *9,62852.0%
Deborah Ross (D)8,01443.3%
Sean Haugh (LB)8574.6%

Johnston County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Richard Burr (R) *53,97763.3%
Deborah Ross (D)28,27933.2%
Sean Haugh (LB)2,9883.5%

Jones County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Richard Burr (R) *2,91157.4%
Deborah Ross (D)2,00139.5%
Sean Haugh (LB)1573.1%

Lee County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Richard Burr (R) *13,53554.6%
Deborah Ross (D)10,39241.9%
Sean Haugh (LB)8643.5%

Lenoir County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Richard Burr (R) *13,51851.1%
Deborah Ross (D)12,29746.5%
Sean Haugh (LB)6402.4%

Lincoln County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Richard Burr (R) *27,86770.4%
Deborah Ross (D)9,79824.8%
Sean Haugh (LB)1,9154.8%

Macon County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Richard Burr (R) *11,35765.0%
Deborah Ross (D)5,36730.7%
Sean Haugh (LB)7454.3%

Madison County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Richard Burr (R) *6,28656.8%
Deborah Ross (D)4,27138.6%
Sean Haugh (LB)5054.6%

Martin County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Richard Burr (R) *5,82549.3%
Deborah Ross (D)5,67848.0%
Sean Haugh (LB)3152.7%

McDowell County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Richard Burr (R) *13,67170.0%
Deborah Ross (D)4,90125.1%
Sean Haugh (LB)9604.9%

Mecklenburg County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Deborah Ross (D)277,02059.2%
Richard Burr (R) *173,27237.1%
Sean Haugh (LB)17,2553.7%

Mitchell County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Richard Burr (R) *5,95174.9%
Deborah Ross (D)1,71421.6%
Sean Haugh (LB)2773.5%

Montgomery County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Richard Burr (R) *6,83859.8%
Deborah Ross (D)4,20636.8%
Sean Haugh (LB)3963.5%

Moore County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Richard Burr (R) *30,72463.6%
Deborah Ross (D)16,05933.2%
Sean Haugh (LB)1,5563.2%

Nash County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Richard Burr (R) *23,45049.4%
Deborah Ross (D)23,09348.6%
Sean Haugh (LB)9332.0%

New Hanover County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Richard Burr (R) *56,15350.9%
Deborah Ross (D)48,99444.5%
Sean Haugh (LB)5,0684.6%

Northampton County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Deborah Ross (D)6,06562.4%
Richard Burr (R) *3,51136.1%
Sean Haugh (LB)1481.5%

Onslow County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Richard Burr (R) *36,18064.5%
Deborah Ross (D)17,02930.3%
Sean Haugh (LB)2,9075.2%

Orange County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Deborah Ross (D)57,87770.7%
Richard Burr (R) *21,88426.7%
Sean Haugh (LB)2,0552.5%

Pamlico County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Richard Burr (R) *4,20061.9%
Deborah Ross (D)2,37435.0%
Sean Haugh (LB)2063.0%

Pasquotank County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Deborah Ross (D)8,57950.2%
Richard Burr (R) *8,08347.3%
Sean Haugh (LB)4432.6%

Pender County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Richard Burr (R) *17,18062.6%
Deborah Ross (D)9,08733.1%
Sean Haugh (LB)1,1614.2%

Perquimans County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Richard Burr (R) *4,15363.3%
Deborah Ross (D)2,28134.7%
Sean Haugh (LB)1312.0%

Person County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Richard Burr (R) *11,03357.0%
Deborah Ross (D)7,76540.1%
Sean Haugh (LB)5652.9%

Pitt County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Deborah Ross (D)40,06250.3%
Richard Burr (R) *37,15046.6%
Sean Haugh (LB)2,4353.1%

Polk County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Richard Burr (R) *6,36259.4%
Deborah Ross (D)3,97037.1%
Sean Haugh (LB)3833.6%

Randolph County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Richard Burr (R) *48,04875.1%
Deborah Ross (D)13,20820.6%
Sean Haugh (LB)2,7324.3%

Richmond County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Richard Burr (R) *9,73251.6%
Deborah Ross (D)8,43044.7%
Sean Haugh (LB)7043.7%

Robeson County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Richard Burr (R) *19,79249.9%
Deborah Ross (D)19,05348.1%
Sean Haugh (LB)8052.0%

Rockingham County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Richard Burr (R) *26,15762.4%
Deborah Ross (D)14,19333.9%
Sean Haugh (LB)1,5383.7%

Rowan County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Richard Burr (R) *41,23064.7%
Deborah Ross (D)19,22730.2%
Sean Haugh (LB)3,2225.1%

Rutherford County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Richard Burr (R) *20,36668.4%
Deborah Ross (D)8,24027.7%
Sean Haugh (LB)1,1523.9%

Sampson County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Richard Burr (R) *14,81957.8%
Deborah Ross (D)10,26940.1%
Sean Haugh (LB)5292.1%

Scotland County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Deborah Ross (D)7,16152.8%
Richard Burr (R) *6,11345.1%
Sean Haugh (LB)2872.1%

Stanly County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Richard Burr (R) *20,83170.3%
Deborah Ross (D)7,25524.5%
Sean Haugh (LB)1,5605.3%

Stokes County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Richard Burr (R) *16,69874.4%
Deborah Ross (D)4,77421.3%
Sean Haugh (LB)9754.3%

Surry County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Richard Burr (R) *23,14372.7%
Deborah Ross (D)7,50923.6%
Sean Haugh (LB)1,1623.7%

Swain County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Richard Burr (R) *3,32355.5%
Deborah Ross (D)2,32038.7%
Sean Haugh (LB)3495.8%

Transylvania County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Richard Burr (R) *10,22157.9%
Deborah Ross (D)6,74938.2%
Sean Haugh (LB)6953.9%

Tyrrell County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Richard Burr (R) *94155.1%
Deborah Ross (D)69540.7%
Sean Haugh (LB)714.2%

Union County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Richard Burr (R) *67,89365.0%
Deborah Ross (D)32,11630.8%
Sean Haugh (LB)4,3854.2%

Vance County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Deborah Ross (D)12,05661.0%
Richard Burr (R) *7,36237.3%
Sean Haugh (LB)3441.7%

Wake County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Deborah Ross (D)290,28655.3%
Richard Burr (R) *217,78941.5%
Sean Haugh (LB)16,5343.2%

Warren County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Deborah Ross (D)6,33664.8%
Richard Burr (R) *3,25833.3%
Sean Haugh (LB)1811.9%

Washington County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Deborah Ross (D)3,39255.8%
Richard Burr (R) *2,53441.7%
Sean Haugh (LB)1552.5%

Watauga County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Richard Burr (R) *14,25948.3%
Deborah Ross (D)13,83746.9%
Sean Haugh (LB)1,4284.8%

Wayne County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Richard Burr (R) *27,53054.9%
Deborah Ross (D)21,28642.5%
Sean Haugh (LB)1,2882.6%

Wilkes County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Richard Burr (R) *22,85273.9%
Deborah Ross (D)6,74921.8%
Sean Haugh (LB)1,3174.3%

Wilson County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Deborah Ross (D)19,43551.3%
Richard Burr (R) *17,64146.6%
Sean Haugh (LB)7942.1%

Yadkin County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Richard Burr (R) *13,70478.2%
Deborah Ross (D)3,16218.0%
Sean Haugh (LB)6693.8%

Yancey County

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CandidateTotal Votes% Votes
Richard Burr (R) *5,95660.2%
Deborah Ross (D)3,56636.0%
Sean Haugh (LB)3713.8%