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1974 North Carolina U.S. House District 9 Election

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Who won the 1974 North Carolina U.S. House District 9 Election?

James G. Martin won the 1974 North Carolina U.S. House District 9 Election. James G. Martin received 51,032 popular votes (54.36%). The main challenger was Milton Short (44.09%).

See the full head-to-head between Martin and Short

Martin +10.3 pts · won by 9,645 votes
James G. MartinRepublicanWINNER54.36%
51,032 votes
Milton ShortDemocratic44.09%
41,387 votes
Geoffrey Michael Hookslabor1.55%
1,458 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.