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1976 North Carolina U.S. House District 6 Election

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Who won the 1976 North Carolina U.S. House District 6 Election?

Richardson Preyer won the 1976 North Carolina U.S. House District 6 Election. Richardson Preyer received 103,851 popular votes (96.33%). The main challenger was Carl Wagle (1.98%).

See the full head-to-head between Preyer and Wagle

Preyer +94.3 pts · won by 101,714 votes
Richardson PreyerDemocraticWINNER96.33%
103,851 votes
Carl WagleLibertarian1.98%
2,137 votes
Marion Porteru.s. labor1.69%
1,823 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.