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1982 North Carolina U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1982 North Carolina U.S. House District 1 Election?

Walter B. Jones Sr. won the 1982 North Carolina U.S. House District 1 Election. Walter B. Jones Sr. received 79,954 popular votes (81.3%). The main challenger was James F. McIntyre III (17.77%).

See the full head-to-head between Sr. and III

Sr. +63.5 pts · won by 62,476 votes
Walter B. Jones Sr.DemocraticWINNER81.3%
79,954 votes
James F. McIntyre IIIRepublican17.77%
17,478 votes
Bobby Yates EmoryLibertarian0.93%
910 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.