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1976 North Carolina U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1976 North Carolina U.S. House District 3 Election?

Charles O. Whitley won the 1976 North Carolina U.S. House District 3 Election. Charles O. Whitley received 77,193 popular votes (68.75%). The main challenger was Willard Jackson Blanchard (31.25%).

See the full head-to-head between Whitley and Blanchard

Whitley +37.5 pts · won by 42,104 votes
Charles O. WhitleyDemocraticWINNER68.75%
77,193 votes
Willard Jackson BlanchardRepublican31.25%
35,089 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.