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1980 North Carolina U.S. House District 11 Election

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Who won the 1980 North Carolina U.S. House District 11 Election?

William M. Hendon won the 1980 North Carolina U.S. House District 11 Election. William M. Hendon received 104,485 popular votes (53.51%). The main challenger was Lamar Gudger (46.49%).

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

Hendon +7.0 pts · won by 13,696 votes
William M. HendonRepublicanWINNER53.51%
104,485 votes
Lamar GudgerDemocratic46.49%
90,789 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.