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Official portrait of James Sanford

James Sanford

U.S. senator from North Carolina (1986–1993)

Born
August 20, 1917
Terms in office
2
Elections in our data
32 won

Terms in office

OfficePartyFromTo
Senator, North Carolina (class 3) Senate history Democrat 1987-01-061993-01-03
Senator, North Carolina (class 3) Senate history Democrat 1986-11-051987-01-03

Election results

YearRaceStagePartyVotesShareResult
1992 U.S. Senate, North Carolina General election DEM 1,194,015 46.3% Lost
1986 U.S. Senate, North Carolina General election DEM 823,662 51.8% Won
1986 U.S. Senate, North Carolina (special) General election DEM 780,967 50.9% Won

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Questions and answers

What offices has James Sanford held?

U.S. senator from North Carolina (1986–1993).

When was James Sanford born?

August 20, 1917.

What was James Sanford's most recent election result?

Lost in the 1992 U.S. Senate general election in North Carolina, with 46.3% of the vote.

Terms: congress-legislators (public domain); portrait: official congressional photo (public domain). Election results since 1976: FiveThirtyEight.