1984Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1984 election for North Carolina Governor
Governor · North Carolina
James G. Martin (R) won with 54.4% of the vote, defeating Rufus Edmisten (D) by 8.9 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
James G. MartinRepublican · winner
54.4%1,208,167
Rufus EdmistenDemocrat
45.6%1,011,209
2,219,376 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 1984
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET