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1978 North Carolina U.S. House District 9 Election

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Who won the 1978 North Carolina U.S. House District 9 Election?

James G. Martin won the 1978 North Carolina U.S. House District 9 Election. James G. Martin received 66,157 popular votes (68.33%). The main challenger was Charles Kimball Maxwell (30.74%).

See the full head-to-head between Martin and Maxwell

Martin +37.6 pts · won by 36,396 votes
James G. MartinRepublicanWINNER68.33%
66,157 votes
Charles Kimball MaxwellDemocratic30.74%
29,761 votes
F. W. PasottoLibertarian0.94%
906 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.