NATIONAL ELECTION RETURNS : EDITION-TIME COMPILATIONS : State-by-State Election Reports of Key Races and Issues : North Carolina
RALEIGH —
Former Democratic Gov. Terry Sanford wrested a Senate seat from the GOP by defeating Sen. James Broyhill, who had been appointed to the Senate this summer following the suicide of Republican John East.
With 91% of the vote counted, Sanford had 52% of the vote and Broyhill had 48%.
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