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1978 North Carolina U.S. House District 11 Election

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Who won the 1978 North Carolina U.S. House District 11 Election?

Lamar Gudger won the 1978 North Carolina U.S. House District 11 Election. Lamar Gudger received 75,460 popular votes (53.41%). The main challenger was R. Curtis Ratcliff (46.59%).

See the full head-to-head between Gudger and Ratcliff

Gudger +6.8 pts · won by 9,628 votes
Lamar GudgerDemocraticWINNER53.41%
75,460 votes
R. Curtis RatcliffRepublican46.59%
65,832 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.