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1980 North Carolina U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1980 North Carolina U.S. House District 8 Election?

W. G. Hefner won the 1980 North Carolina U.S. House District 8 Election. W. G. Hefner received 95,013 popular votes (58.53%). The main challenger was L.E. Harris (41.47%).

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

Hefner +17.1 pts · won by 27,696 votes
W. G. HefnerDemocraticWINNER58.53%
95,013 votes
L.E. HarrisRepublican41.47%
67,317 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.