Tables of Effects of Multimember House and State Senate Districts in Eight North Carolina Counties, 1978-1982

    Level of llhite Voter Support for B'lack Candidates
and Genera'l Elections tn which there was at least

G E?'IERAL

(5) llecklenbirrg & Cabarrus
(t,,,,tr1) i97E senate

(l ,l, {) 0 ) '!982 Senate

(9i liecklencurg

I t, L, \,t\]':78 -ienate

(-l 
, rb,t, o\ igsc licus:

(t , q ,r. t) '19'i? Sanei,e

Ca, rei t',11 ;3J? st'se

( 5) C:brrr:s
Cl,o,1, l) ij'28 se'rate

( t , 7, {, d) l'ruz senaiP

( 5 ) Dt,rhanr

(t, {) a, o ) ,rii.:Ti..
f t , 3, 5, t) rsi-s i.ro.s.

C t,, 3. 3, t ) l9t'c Hr"rsa

C r ,,{, },'g1 .198? Huusc

(7) Forsyth
(a. 

?. f, o) is78 House, '. (,i i.ep9)
( tr l0r 5r d ) i9S:c House

(ar 9, 5,)'J 
ie3? tto"rse

*In Erlg:corbe, llilson and Nash there was
a 1976 County Corrl'isslon race ln $lllscn,

Proportlon of white
voiers for black
candidate( s)

..{,

, 3.3

'tl 0

,eg.
,31

.qa ,a.?

,?8

,1-l

,'l'7'
,'-f B

,111
,13

,-ja ,j3
,3J

,rl J ,,lL

vs. Black
one B'lack

Proportlon of black
voters for b'lack
candidate(s)

, otll

,9{

,gq
.1:\
, qtl

.9J ,gg

,9)
,14

,0b
.11
,olo
,91

,15 ,45

,1b

,t 1 ,9q

only b'lack candidate for House or
1982 Congresslonal Prlmarles, and

Appendlx 3: iEffects of Multlmember House and State Senate Dlstrlcts

ln Elght North Carollna Counties, I978-1982'

CONDENSED SUMMTRY TAELE I

Voter.Suppol!_fo1 QJack Candldates ln Elght
Candldate, 1978-1982.*

(,s'Y,t)
(l,s',9,0)

Q ,6, Y,l )

PRIMARY

1978 Senate
'1980 Senate
1982 Senate

1978 Senate
1980'senate
l9C0 llouse
1982 Senate
.l982 

House

tgZS S.nut"
1980 Senate
I9B2 Senate

1978 House

1980 House
1982 House

1978 Hcuse

l9B0 Senate
1980 House
.l982 

House

(t,s,,1, t)
(. s,1, o )

(t ,13. r,l)
( 1.0,' t/, I )
: ].?, $r I)

( 
' 
s,Y, o)

(tr5,'7,0)
(r,, L,t,o)

( i,?,3,1)
Nt l'rl,rrrlJjY
'(a,q,3,t 

t

(T, to,, s' t )
(1, ),,), o)
(a, ?r 5,1)
(ar ll,s,))

Proportlon of whlte
voters for black
candl date( s )

,'l?
,) 3

,31

.id
,d5
'"1 )

,50 '77 ,t1

,35
.21

a 
''o

o.l0 , ,tb
,X
,eI

'11
,18 ,o q" ,8

,ry, ' 
11,g

.3.5 ,l:L

Senate,in the period 1978-198?. Data for those countles are based ln addiHon
Edgecombe arrd Nash 1982 County Cormission Prlmaries arrd General Elections.

KEY (X,Y,Z,Q)

= number of black candidates
= total number of candidates

(including bl.acks)
= number of winning candidates
o number of winning black

candldates
llorth Carollna Counties, tlouse and Senate Pi

Proportion of black
voters for black
candl date( s )

,8rl
,') y
,g)

" drl
,7?
,_7 |

,')1'g 
3 

,7 |

.75
.77
, -7b

,r? . 7a

v
,3a . ,ia

Jb .49 .5?
,bl

"gb ,3b
,.90 ,?t

PJtr w."; 1r. tf?,)
MEct , Sen. gz

Alexander Ioses
1n 197e, Cabamus
p:'ima:"y.

Polk loses in
1982 Caba:'ru s
prlmary.



(5) lfake 

l

( l, b, rl, t)
( t ,,11, L, l)

(.:1) E.-t:..!l

GE!IERAL

I ?8C Hor:sa
.l93? 

House

lProport{on of whlte
lvoters for black
lcandidate( s )

l! ,{./

( 5) Ed:reccmbe

,15

,?8,1|'"fq,1, a, \ )

(4) !lttson

leo2 County I
Coinli se i onerl

Proportlon of black
voters for black
candi date( s )

,clO

,?,

:cll,91

TISLE I (conttnued)

PRII'|ARY

(1, ra.. 0,, o )

1.,olru,l)
[r., l5-,G,;1

1982 House 6r l, ?, ')
"8l,lilrt'nn f,, 1,a, I )

"fil,fillf'n(l,e.rld)

1982 House (1,1, Y, O\

"3l,,l,ilf'neCr,. ?, a, r )

t'83'3llf"nnC, ), i, r)
t't1,$t111n..({ 

1 rd, 3, t)

1982 House Ct rl,tf, o )

'nB3',lilf't 
', 

?, ), o \

"33,3!lf'nn(,l.,\,i)
o)i

1978 House

1980 House
1982 House

t'l8,*?!ltl., (,, tl;t,

Proportion of whlte
voters for black
candldate( s )

,al
,11
,3rl

, 0'{

,r'I
, 0\'

'0?.oa :

,0i
O',,0'l ,o),

.0 )
,,0 

L

,0 rl

,3a

Proportlon of black
voters for black
candldate( s )

,7L ')

,81
.tr4

,bc
,3f
-11

,c7
,gT

,1q

,lq ,21 .7, .ga

.)L
"?L
ole
,-77



Proportlon of whlte
voters for black
candidate(s)

Prooortlon of black
vot'ers for black
candldate( s) , PRI}IARY

-
1975 House ( lr ?,Yy o)

"3:.1::.:'n( r , 3, a, r)
Prlmary

"il'illrt'nn0,,0, r, d )

"|:J;::iln., fr,0, 1, o I

Prooortlon of black
vot'ers for black
candldate( s.)

,59

,?7

,t'l
,trA

TABLE ; (contlnued)

Proportlon of whlte
voters for tilack
candidate(s)

,oa 
.

.o lr

,0 C

.,a 
ol

t
GENERAL

tr) rasrr

N'53

Actual drstrlct races ' 30 House & Senate (P&G)

. 4 County Corm:issioner (P&G)

J Cong Primaries

36'



GENEP.AL

(5) Hecklenburg & Cabarrus
( l,,b,t, l) tsza senate

( ( .,1, ,1, o) lgsz senate

( 9 ) Iieck 'l enburg

C t , !,Y, l) 
,'1e78 lenate

Ct ,,ltr,G, u ) 't9oo House

( t,, ?,1, c) 1982 Senate

C 1., t&, &, I ) 
.1982 

House

(5) Cabarrus

f 1., U,'1, t) .t978 
senate

C , ,,?, yr tl ) r98z senate

(6) D:rhanr

(lrY.,d,o)
(t', 3, a,1)

C t ,3,3, !)
C t ,.{,3, l) 

^

.*-(7) Forsrth
( Q,1,5,0\

C ,,'0, s, o\

(a. t,s,a)

.l978 
Senate

(Rep B )
l9i8 House
'1930 House

1982 House

1978 House

(l Rep B)
'1980 House

I982 House

*In Edgecombe, l.li'lson and Nash there was
a 1976 County Conrnissjon race ln l,lllson,

coilDEt{sE0 surll,lARY TmLE 2

Ranklng of l{hlte Voter Support for Black Candldates vs. Black Voter Support for Black Candldates
and General Electlons ln tlhlch there was at Ieast one Black Candldate, 1978-1982.r

Ranklng of whlte
voters for black
candldate(s)

,l

(t

,1

Iq t't
b

7 l.f

s
G

lqsl.
tq tt
lqbI

3

l"rt n.rtt, talt

f ort

icsF rurt *' tc:t

Rank'lng of black
voters for b'lack
candtdate( s)

only b'lack candldate for House or Senate 1n
1982 Congresslonal Prlmaries, and Edgecombe

l

l
t

a

3
I

I

I

a

?RIMARY

(, s, J,,l \ le78 Senate

e t ., F,Y, o \ l98o Senate

(t rb,{, l) 1982 senate

G, s,11l) 197s Senate
( i , s,Y,d) I98o senate

Ci , 13, fi,'l ) l98o House

(\,,U,Y,t) 1982 Senate

C'a.1 , 8, 1\ .l932 
House

(1rs''{rd) r97g senate

1 I ,$r\,6! tsao Senate

(i 
, u, ",, I 

1932 Senate

(r, 
r,'r,,)

Ntt fnrltlt',v

(- A,r,), l)

( t,*,s,r)
C,,a,],d)

( '},7, 5, l\
(il \ tl ,5,,I \

1978 House

1980 House

1982 House

.l978 
House

1980 Senate
1980 House

1982 House

nklng of whlte
ters for black

andl date( s)

tatt
t,'! s t

5

(att
Iq st
r!

7 
0 lq:t

Io at
lqs't
6

[q -b+ G
r

ncx+ h lr.* (qrl

iatt 8

torst
nrrt t, (r:t Iar't

8'{

ln Elght North Carollna Countles, House and Senate Prlmary

Ranklng of black
voters for black
c and i date( s )

I

I

I

I

I
I

the pe:"iod 1978-'1982. Data for those countles are baseC in adCition
and l{ash 1982 County Cornmission Primaries and General Eleciions.

I

I

I
I

a

a
.Y

3)
I

a
e

A l n:,.ande:' l cses
i n '1973 Caba.rrrr s

Drlnnry.
olk 'lcs:s in

l98l C.rbir:'us
P ili nra i)i '

OI



(5) llake

.f t ,tb,1r,1) l98o House

I r ., r?, b, 1119E2 
House

(r) t-r-*

( 5) E,igecombe

a,{,i)})

101 ,ir i oon

GENERAL

1932 County
Corrni ss I

Ranking of white
voters for black
andidate( s )

G
3

)d

Ranking of black
voters for black
candidate( s )

J

TABLE 2 (continued)

' PRIMARY

(1,r),tn,o)1978souse

/1.,9.G,1)lgSoHouse
' . 1982 House(,.,15,G,1)

"/-
1982 House ( l,),Y,0 )

"3l,J,ilr'"ns fi , 
j, 4, r)

'r9o2.2nd Cong (t ra, I ) 0 )
Primary

1982 House ( t , 't, Y,' )

"8l'lilf'ns .rr,, a, a) r )

"8l,frllf'ns 't'a)r)1)
,rffi*l*l1 n, C,,lt|3tr

t9B2 House 6'11,4 ,l\
"83,lilf'n' 6,3, a,o \

"8l,i3lf'n'(,),), o \

"13-fril!t{,., (r}, ?, o;

Ranklng of whlte
voters for black
candidate( s)

I
g

5

[o t]
'tq sI

iar\

Iq:]

to s|
tr, Sl

trst fulh'
lqS\

Iqst

tq ri

tq s{
' 

t\

lanklng of black
voters for black
candl date( s )

.l

t

I

t

I

q1&l

I

I

I

Michaux wlns in
Edgecombe only



GENERAL

Ranklno of whito
voters-for black
candi date( s )

Rankino of black
voters-for black
candidate( s)

: TIBIE 2'(contlnued)

PRII,IARY t

Cf) n.ti'

N=53

Actual distrlct races E 30 House & Senate (P&G)

4 County Connissioner (P&G)

2 Cong Primaries

36.

Ie76 House (i, f, Y,a )

1982 lst cong (1, l, a, l)
Prlmary

1932 Znd Cong (l . ), I 
, 

O )
Prlmary

"!ili:lll,." cr,0,3,0)

.rl
ttal Q, lqs.l

, (asf

("

Rankinq of whlte
voters-for black
candldate( s)

Ranklnq of black
voters-for black
candtdate( s)

ir
I

.l

I



GENERAL

(5) Mecklenburg & Cabarrus

C )L,1,t) 
le78 Senate

I [ ,l,y,o ) 1982 senate

(9) l,lecklenburg

C t ,L,\,1 ) 1978 Senate

( I .,t,o,l ta\ l98o House

-( i, l,Y,t) l9B2 senate
(a ,,r, 'i , r ) 1982 House

(5) Cabarrus
. [t ,6 ,q, r I Ie78 senate

(l ,. ) ,1 ,0,, .1982 
senate

1978 Senate
(Rep B )

1978 House
.l960 

House

1982 House

1978 House

(l Rep B)
1980 House

1982 l{ouse

(t 1, j,1)
f f,3,:,r.1
C, ,,{ 1, t)

(7) Forsyth( 1,''.r 1,r\
( trll, r,r)
Ca ,r, '-, ))

(!) Du:"ham
t l,'1t ),tl

CONDENSED SUMMARY TAELE 3

Level bf l{hlte Voter Support for Black Candldates vs. Black Voter Support for BIack Candldates
arrd General Electlons 'in wh.lch thgre was at least ode Black Candldati, '197E-1982.*

Proportlon of
the votes cast
by white voters
which qo to the
black iandldate(s)

PiE

,lG

.ll

.15

,05
,ll
,ra

,lt{

.tj

,l)
,a8
, ?a
.eL

,lt,
,Oq

,a)

Proportlon of
the votes cast
by black voters
whlch oo to the
black landidate(s)

Pis

'39
,'lG

,39
, a,i
fin
,..18

.31

,41

.,la
.31
,35
'18

,J{

, a,,l

,Js

rln Edgeccnbe, Lllson and llrsh therr rli only bl.ck candldnte for House or Senate ln the perlod 1978-1982. 0!t! fo. those countl.r are baged ln .ddltton ot

PRIMARY

6,r,1,t) rgTssenate
(i , g,t,o ) le8o senate

Cl , 1r, 
t1, t ) 1982 Senate

(ris,r, r)
Cr , s,1,a 1

fi ,17,9,t)
r?,6'{. r\
r?,'i,tr,2)

.l978 
Senate

1980 Senata
1980 llouse
1982 Senate
1982 House

( l,s ,,1 ,t \ .1978 
senate

/[ ', 5',i,, ) tgso Senate
( t t C ,,l rt) 't992 Senate

(4,?,3, l) 1978 House

No f ttntnVtl lgg0 House

(3.,9, 3, I ) 1982 House

(3,1c, r, t ) t978 House
(l 

, 7, 2, o ) '1980 Senate
(Q ,?, f,r) 1980 House

(a 
r l)', 

r;, l\ l9E2 House

t 16,' 
kL u-l) TCA, f g^.8 ) $ tJ'n,ers

Proportion of
the votes cast
by white voters
wtrich qo to the
black iandidate(s)

DI
'hB

'lb
,O1
,la

,l r7

,01
,o'l
, tl
,11

,li
.07
,lb

,10
x

,35

,lq
,01
,15
,,5

ln Elght North Carollna Countles, House and Senate Prlnary

Proportion of
the votes cast
by black voters
whlch oo to the
black Eandtdate(s)

Pig

..

.5V
.54 :

,11

,J5
,5>
,Oj
,5 r'
,5 Y

, )r7
.37
. a8

,17
K

:?l

,b?
,51
,55
, 5.5

A'lexanCer I oses

in 1973 Cabarrus
primary.
9olk loses in
.l982 

Cabarrus
primary.



(5) llake

C,t), L, l)
C [ ,r", (,,l)

(3) E-,r-N

( s) Edgeconrbe

GENERAL

I98C House

l9E2 House

1982 County
Corml ssioner

Cr,'.t,l,a)

(4) tiilson

Proportion of
the votes cast
by white voters
which oo to the
black iandidate(s)

Puls

'0\
,0q

,to

Proportion of
the votes cast
b.v black voters
which oo to the
black dandidate(s)

Ptis

't9
,lg

,bg

TABLE 3 (contlnued)

( I ,ta,L,a )

PRIMARY

1978 House

l9B0 House

1982 House
i)9,b,1)

(t,r),t,,lJ

1982 House ( tr1,{, d )

"Sitlilr"ng fi',) a,I)

"33,fr11f'ns 
( r,r ,r, o)

lesz House ( 1 3,1, t)
"31,1'ilf'n1( t, l)a , rl

"Flr3!lf'ns ( 
('J', I ) d )

"83,$','rt1ln..(1, r o r s, a )

.l982 
House

1982 lst Cong
Primary

1982 2nd Cong ,Primsry \

1976 County
Cormi ss loner

(;,t, a)

6,1.,a,a1

i, ], r,, )

i,1.,13,7,0)

Proportion of
the votes cast
by white voters
whlch oo to the
black iandidate(s)

Pris

,0 5
,01
,t0

'al
,0 ).

,05

,I I

.04

,Of,

,oA

0l
'ra 

1

"o 
r7

,o 5

Proportion of
the votes cast
by b'lack voters
whlch go to the
lack Candidate(s)

Pti,

,rl 0

'50,{ I

,?L
,10

,1\

,3)
,q)

,11
,60

,5)
,q8
,1?

,vl

Michaux wlns in
Edgecoirbe only



9

TABLE 3 (contlnued)

GENERAL

() Hurn

li .53

Actual dis',rict races ' 30 House & Senate (P&G)

4 County Conrnlssloner (P&G)
. 2 Cong Prlmaries

1976 House (1,-), r!, o )

1962.'lst Cong fl , 3 ,a, I )
Prrmary

t'il.'lllr"nn cl., a) ll d )

"8ili::lil * 4,,,7,6)

oportion of
the votes cast

black voters
lch go to the

lack iandidate(s)

Proportion of
the votes cast'
by white voters
whlch qo to the
black dandidate(s)

PriB

.01

,6rl

,A,C

.0 Y

Proportlon of
the votes cast
bI black voters
whlch go to the
lack Candtdate(s)PRIMARY

DI
'BB

ol
'BB

,31

,17

, 
g-L

,11 
.

35

lProportlon of
Ithe votes cast
lby white voters
lwhich oo to the

lutacr dandtdate(

l.
l

I

I

I