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1978 North Carolina U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1978 North Carolina U.S. House District 1 Election?

Walter B. Jones Sr. won the 1978 North Carolina U.S. House District 1 Election. Walter B. Jones Sr. received 67,716 popular votes (80.11%). The main challenger was James Milford Newcomb (19.89%).

See the full head-to-head between Sr. and Newcomb

Sr. +60.2 pts · won by 50,902 votes
Walter B. Jones Sr.DemocraticWINNER80.11%
67,716 votes
James Milford NewcombRepublican19.89%
16,814 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.