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1976 North Carolina U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1976 North Carolina U.S. House District 8 Election?

W. G. Hefner won the 1976 North Carolina U.S. House District 8 Election. W. G. Hefner received 99,296 popular votes (65.72%). The main challenger was Carl Eagle (32.5%).

See the full head-to-head between Hefner and Eagle

Hefner +33.2 pts · won by 50,202 votes
W. G. HefnerDemocraticWINNER65.72%
99,296 votes
Carl EagleRepublican32.5%
49,094 votes
Bradford V. Ligonamerican1.43%
2,156 votes
Franklin H. Bellu.s. labor0.35%
535 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.