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1978 North Carolina U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1978 North Carolina U.S. House District 5 Election?

Stephen L. Neal won the 1978 North Carolina U.S. House District 5 Election. Stephen L. Neal received 68,778 popular votes (54.18%). The main challenger was Hamilton C. Horton (45.82%).

See the full head-to-head between Neal and Horton

Neal +8.4 pts · won by 10,617 votes
Stephen L. NealDemocraticWINNER54.18%
68,778 votes
Hamilton C. HortonRepublican45.82%
58,161 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.