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1978 North Carolina U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1978 North Carolina U.S. House District 8 Election?

W. G. Hefner won the 1978 North Carolina U.S. House District 8 Election. W. G. Hefner received 63,168 popular votes (58.97%). The main challenger was Roger Lee Austin (41.03%).

See the full head-to-head between Hefner and Austin

Hefner +17.9 pts · won by 19,226 votes
W. G. HefnerDemocraticWINNER58.97%
63,168 votes
Roger Lee AustinRepublican41.03%
43,942 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.