United States Senate election in North Carolina, 1968
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The North Carolina United States Senate election of 1968 was held on 5 November 1968 as part of the nation-wide elections to the Senate. The general election was fought between the Democratic
incumbent Sam Ervin
and the Republican
nominee Robert Somers. Ervin won re-election to a third full term, with over 60% of the vote.
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
incumbent Sam Ervin
Sam Ervin
Samuel James "Sam" Ervin Jr. was a Democratic Senator from North Carolina from 1954 until 1974. A native of Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina, he liked to call himself a "country lawyer", and often told humorous stories in his Southern drawl...
and the Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
nominee Robert Somers. Ervin won re-election to a third full term, with over 60% of the vote.