United States Senate election in North Carolina, 1990
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The North Carolina United States Senate election of 1990 was held on 6 November 1990 as part of the nation-wide elections to the Senate
. The general election was fought between the Republican
incumbent Jesse Helms
and the Democrat
nominee Mayor of Charlotte Harvey Gantt
. Helms won re-election to a fourth term by a slightly wider margin than the close election in 1984
.
United States Senate elections, 1990
Elections to one-third of the seats in the United States Senate were held on Tuesday, November 6, 1990. The Democratic Party increased its majority with a net gain of one seat from the Republicans. This was in keeping with the trend that the party of the President often loses seats in a midterm...
. The general election was fought between 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...
incumbent Jesse Helms
Jesse Helms
Jesse Alexander Helms, Jr. was a five-term Republican United States Senator from North Carolina who served as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee from 1995 to 2001...
and the Democrat
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...
nominee Mayor of Charlotte Harvey Gantt
Harvey Gantt
Harvey Bernard Gantt is an American architect and Democratic politician active in North Carolina. He was Mayor of Charlotte from 1983 to 1987, and ran twice for the United States Senate....
. Helms won re-election to a fourth term by a slightly wider margin than the close election in 1984
United States Senate election in North Carolina, 1984
The North Carolina United States Senate election of 1984 was held on 6 November 1984 as part of the nation-wide elections to the Senate, and coinciding with the 1984 presidential election. The election was fought between the Republican incumbent Jesse Helms and serving Democratic Governor Jim Hunt...
.