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1918 North Carolina U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1918 North Carolina U.S. House District 5 Election?

Charles Stedman won the 1918 North Carolina U.S. House District 5 Election. Charles Stedman received 21,076 popular votes (55.89%). The main challenger was John W Kurfees (44.11%).

See the full head-to-head between Stedman and Kurfees

Stedman +11.8 pts · won by 4,441 votes
Charles StedmanDemocraticWINNER55.89%
21,076 votes
John W KurfeesRepublican44.11%
16,635 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.