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1978 North Carolina U.S. House District 6 Election

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Who won the 1978 North Carolina U.S. House District 6 Election?

Richardson Preyer won the 1978 North Carolina U.S. House District 6 Election. Richardson Preyer received 58,193 popular votes (68.4%). The main challenger was George H. Bemus (31.6%).

See the full head-to-head between Preyer and Bemus

Preyer +36.8 pts · won by 31,311 votes
Richardson PreyerDemocraticWINNER68.4%
58,193 votes
George H. BemusRepublican31.6%
26,882 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.