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1976 North Carolina U.S. House District 11 Election

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Who won the 1976 North Carolina U.S. House District 11 Election?

Lamar Gudger won the 1976 North Carolina U.S. House District 11 Election. Lamar Gudger received 93,857 popular votes (50.9%). The main challenger was Bruce Briggs (48.13%).

See the full head-to-head between Gudger and Briggs

Gudger +2.8 pts · won by 5,105 votes
Lamar GudgerDemocraticWINNER50.9%
93,857 votes
Bruce BriggsRepublican48.13%
88,752 votes
Roy Underwoodamerican0.97%
1,796 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.