| Election Name: | 1968 United States Senate election in North Carolina |
| Country: | North Carolina |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1962 United States Senate election in North Carolina |
| Previous Year: | 1962 |
| Next Election: | 1974 United States Senate election in North Carolina |
| Next Year: | 1974 |
| Flag Year: | 1885 |
| Election Date: | November 5, 1968 |
| Image1: | Sam Ervin.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Sam Ervin |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 870,406 |
| Percentage1: | 60.56% |
| Nominee2: | Robert Somers |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 566,834 |
| Percentage2: | 39.44% |
| Map Size: | 325px |
| U.S. Senator | |
| Before Election: | Sam Ervin |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Sam Ervin |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The North Carolina United States Senate election of 1968 was held on 5 November 1968 as part of the nationwide elections to the Senate. The general election was fought between the Democratic incumbent Sam Ervin and the Republican nominee Robert Somers. Ervin won re-election to a third full term, with over 60% of the vote.[1] This was the last time any incumbent was re-elected in this seat until 2010.[2] To date, this is also the last time a Democrat was re-elected as a senator in North Carolina.[3]
This is the last time that a Senate candidate was voted for and elected to the United States Senate in North Carolina at the same time that a presidential candidate of a different political party was voted for in North Carolina and had won North Carolina.
The general election was held on November 5, 1968.[4]