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1980 North Carolina U.S. House District 6 Election

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Who won the 1980 North Carolina U.S. House District 6 Election?

Eugene Johnston won the 1980 North Carolina U.S. House District 6 Election. Eugene Johnston received 80,275 popular votes (51.06%). The main challenger was Richardson Preyer (48.94%).

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

Johnston +2.1 pts · won by 3,318 votes
Eugene JohnstonRepublicanWINNER51.06%
80,275 votes
Richardson PreyerDemocratic48.94%
76,957 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.