1976Final results
1976 election for North Carolina Governor
Governor · North Carolina
James B. Hunt Jr (D) won with 65.7% of the vote, defeating David T. Flaherty (R) by 31.4 points.
James B. Hunt JrDemocrat · winner
65.7%1,081,293
David T. FlahertyRepublican
34.3%564,092
1,645,385 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1976
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET