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1976 North Carolina U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1976 North Carolina U.S. House District 5 Election?

Stephen L. Neal won the 1976 North Carolina U.S. House District 5 Election. Stephen L. Neal received 98,789 popular votes (54.23%). The main challenger was Wilmer Mizell (45.63%).

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

Neal +8.6 pts · won by 15,660 votes
Stephen L. NealDemocraticWINNER54.23%
98,789 votes
Wilmer MizellRepublican45.63%
83,129 votes
Geoffrey M. Hooksu.s. labor0.14%
246 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.