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1974 North Carolina U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1974 North Carolina U.S. House District 5 Election?

Stephen L. Neal won the 1974 North Carolina U.S. House District 5 Election. Stephen L. Neal received 64,634 popular votes (52.02%). The main challenger was Wilmer Mizell (47.63%).

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

Neal +4.4 pts · won by 5,452 votes
Stephen L. NealDemocraticWINNER52.02%
64,634 votes
Wilmer MizellRepublican47.63%
59,182 votes
Lauren Eugene Brubakerlabor0.34%
425 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.