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1960 North Carolina U.S. House District 4 Election

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Who won the 1960 North Carolina U.S. House District 4 Election?

Harold Cooley won the 1960 North Carolina U.S. House District 4 Election. Harold Cooley received 75,464 popular votes (66.61%). The main challenger was Elam Reamuel Temple (33.39%).

See the full head-to-head between Cooley and Temple

Cooley +33.2 pts · won by 37,643 votes
Harold CooleyDemocraticWINNER66.61%
75,464 votes
Elam Reamuel TempleRepublican33.39%
37,821 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.