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1980 North Carolina U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1980 North Carolina U.S. House District 5 Election?

Stephen L. Neal won the 1980 North Carolina U.S. House District 5 Election. Stephen L. Neal received 99,117 popular votes (51%). The main challenger was Anne Bagnal (48.83%).

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

Neal +2.2 pts · won by 4,223 votes
Stephen L. NealDemocraticWINNER51%
99,117 votes
Anne BagnalRepublican48.83%
94,894 votes
Jeffery K. Millersocialist workers0.17%
327 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.