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1968 North Carolina U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1968 North Carolina U.S. House District 8 Election?

Earl Ruth won the 1968 North Carolina U.S. House District 8 Election. Earl Ruth received 70,480 popular votes (51.16%). The main challenger was Voit Gilmore (48.84%).

See the full head-to-head between Ruth and Gilmore

Ruth +2.3 pts · won by 3,199 votes
Earl RuthRepublicanWINNER51.16%
70,480 votes
Voit GilmoreDemocratic48.84%
67,281 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.