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1978 North Carolina U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1978 North Carolina U.S. House District 3 Election?

Charles Whitely won the 1978 North Carolina U.S. House District 3 Election. Charles Whitely received 54,452 popular votes (71.08%). The main challenger was Willard Jackson Blanchard (28.92%).

See the full head-to-head between Whitely and Blanchard

Whitely +42.2 pts · won by 32,302 votes
Charles WhitelyDemocraticWINNER71.08%
54,452 votes
Willard Jackson BlanchardRepublican28.92%
22,150 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.