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1920 North Carolina U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1920 North Carolina U.S. House District 5 Election?

Charles Stedman won the 1920 North Carolina U.S. House District 5 Election. Charles Stedman received 45,301 popular votes (54.07%). The main challenger was William Merritt (45.93%).

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

Stedman +8.1 pts · won by 6,817 votes
Charles StedmanDemocraticWINNER54.07%
45,301 votes
William MerrittRepublican45.93%
38,484 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.