2020 United States Senate election in North Carolina facts for kids
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County results
Tillis: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% Cunningham: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% |
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An election happened on November 3, 2020 to elect a Senator from the U.S. state of North Carolina. The four people in the election were Thom Tillis (Republican Party), Cal Cunningham (Democratic Party), Shannon Bray (Libertarian Party) and Kevin E. Hayes (Constitution Party). Tillis won the election against Cunningham but many people thought that Cunningham would win.
There was two primary elections for the Democrat and Republican parties. Four people were in the Republican primary election and five people were in the Democratic primary. Thom Tillis won the Republican primary and Cal Cunningham won the Democratic primary.
Republican Party primary
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Thom Tillis (incumbent) | 608,943 | 78.08% | |
| Republican | Paul Wright | 58,908 | 7.55% | |
| Republican | Larry Holmquist | 57,356 | 7.35% | |
| Republican | Sharon Y. Hudson | 54,651 | 7.01% | |
| Total votes | 779,858 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic Party primary
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Cal Cunningham | 717,941 | 56.93% | |
| Democratic | Erica D. Smith | 438,969 | 34.81% | |
| Democratic | Trevor M. Fuller | 48,168 | 3.82% | |
| Democratic | Steve Swenson | 33,741 | 2.68% | |
| Democratic | Atul Goel | 22,226 | 1.76% | |
| Total votes | 1,261,045 | 100.00% | ||
Results
| 2020 United States Senate election in North Carolina | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Thom Tillis (incumbent) | 2,665,598 | 48.69% | -0.13% | |
| Democratic | Cal Cunningham | 2,569,965 | 46.94% | -0.32% | |
| Libertarian | Shannon Bray | 171,571 | 3.13% | -0.61% | |
| Constitution | Kevin E. Hayes | 67,818 | 1.24% | N/A | |
| Total votes | 5,474,952 | 100.0% | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
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