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Gubernatorial Candidate | Political Party | Popular Vote |
| James E. Holshouser, Jr. | Republican |
766,470 |
50.97% |
| Hargrove Bowles | Democratic |
729,104 |
48.48% |
| Arlis F. Pettyjohn | American |
8,211 |
0.55% |
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| Election Notes:
- Statewide totals the sum of county-level data. Official source lists statewide Holshouser vote as 767,470.
| Demographic Data
1980 Population: | 5,880,095 | Enum. | 1980 Population Density: | 46.6 | persons/km2 | 1972 Population: | 5,296,085 | Est. | 1972 Population Density: | 42.0 | persons/km2 | 1970 Population: | 5,084,411 | Enum. | 1970 Population Density: | 40.3 | persons/km2 | Land Area (2000): | 126,161 | km2 | Annual Pop Growth Rate: | 1.5 | % |
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Data Sources:
- Source for Popular Vote data: North Carolina Secretary of State. North Carolina Manual 1985-1986, North Carolina Secretary of State (https://archive.org/stream/northcarolinaman1985nort#page/1306/mode/2up) (accessed 22 Sep 2014)
- Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.
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