Electoral history of Cal Cunningham

This is the electoral history of Cal Cunningham. He was a member of the North Carolina Senate from the 23rd district from 2001 to 2003. Cunningham sought the Democratic nomination in the 2010 United States Senate election in North Carolina and was also the Democratic nominee in the 2020 United States Senate election in North Carolina against Republican incumbent Thom Tillis.

Cal Cunningham gives a speech at the Davidson County Historical Museum

North Carolina Senate election

2000
North Carolina Senate 23rd District, 2000 Democratic Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cal Cunningham - 100%
Total votes - 100%
North Carolina Senate 23rd District, 2000 General Election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cal Cunningham 27,726 53.37%
Republican John Scott Keadle 23,095 44.45%
Libertarian Lawrence James Clark 1,131 2.18%
Total votes 51,952 100%
Democratic hold

United States Senate elections

2010
2010 United States Senate election in North Carolina, Democratic primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Elaine Marshall 154,605 36.35%
Democratic Cal Cunningham 115,851 27.24%
Democratic Ken Lewis 72,510 17.05%
Democratic Marcus W. Williams 35,984 8.46%
Democratic Susan Harris 29,738 6.99%
Democratic Ann Worthy 16,655 3.92%
Total votes 425,343 100%

Since no candidate received 40% of the vote in the primary, state law allowed a runoff election if requested by the second-place finisher. Cunningham requested such a runoff.[3]

2010 United States Senate election in North Carolina, Democratic primary runoff[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Elaine Marshall 95,390 59.96%
Democratic Cal Cunningham 63,691 40.04%
Total votes 159,081 100%

2020
2020 United States Senate election in North Carolina, Democratic primary[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cal Cunningham 713,234 57.00%
Democratic Erica D. Smith 434,921 34.76%
Democratic Trevor M. Fuller 47,632 3.81%
Democratic Steve Swenson 33,481 2.68%
Democratic Atul Goel 22,016 1.76%
Total votes 1,251,284 100%
2020 United States Senate election in North Carolina[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Thom Tillis (incumbent) 2,665,598 48.69% -0.13%
Democratic Cal Cunningham 2,569,965 46.94% -0.32%
Libertarian Shannon Bray 171,571 3.13% -0.61%
Constitution Kevin E. Hayes 67,818 1.24% N/A
Total votes 5,474,952 100.0%
Republican hold

References
  1. "November 7, 2000 General - Results by Contest (.txt)". er.ncsbe.gov. North Carolina Board of Elections. November 7, 2000. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  2. "NC SBE Contest Results". er.ncsbe.gov. North Carolina Board of Elections. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  3. "News & Observer: Cunningham wants a runoff". Projects.newsobserver.com. Archived from the original on April 1, 2012. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  4. "NC SBE Contest Results". er.ncsbe.gov. North Carolina Board of Elections. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  5. "NC SBE Contest Results". er.ncsbe.gov. North Carolina Board of Elections. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  6. "State Composite Abstract Report - Contest.pdf" (PDF). North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
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