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1908 North Carolina U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1908 North Carolina U.S. House District 8 Election?

Charles Cowles won the 1908 North Carolina U.S. House District 8 Election. Charles Cowles received 16,863 popular votes (52.06%). The main challenger was Richard Hackett (47.81%).

See the full head-to-head between Cowles and Hackett

Cowles +4.3 pts · won by 1,375 votes
Charles CowlesRepublicanWINNER52.06%
16,863 votes
Richard HackettDemocratic47.81%
15,488 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.