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1926 North Carolina U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1926 North Carolina U.S. House District 8 Election?

Robert Doughton won the 1926 North Carolina U.S. House District 8 Election. Robert Doughton received 30,520 popular votes (58.62%). The main challenger was C C Pool (41.38%).

See the full head-to-head between Doughton and Pool

Doughton +17.2 pts · won by 8,977 votes
Robert DoughtonDemocraticWINNER58.62%
30,520 votes
C C PoolRepublican41.38%
21,543 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.