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1968 North Carolina U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1968 North Carolina U.S. House District 5 Election?

Wilmer Mizell won the 1968 North Carolina U.S. House District 5 Election. Wilmer Mizell received 84,905 popular votes (52.4%). The main challenger was Smith Bagley (47.6%).

See the full head-to-head between Mizell and Bagley

Mizell +4.8 pts · won by 7,793 votes
Wilmer MizellRepublicanWINNER52.4%
84,905 votes
Smith BagleyDemocratic47.6%
77,112 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.