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1982 North Carolina U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1982 North Carolina U.S. House District 5 Election?

Stephen L. Neal won the 1982 North Carolina U.S. House District 5 Election. Stephen L. Neal received 87,819 popular votes (60.27%). The main challenger was Anne Bagnal (39.18%).

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

Neal +21.1 pts · won by 30,736 votes
Stephen L. NealDemocraticWINNER60.27%
87,819 votes
Anne BagnalRepublican39.18%
57,083 votes
Naudeen BeekLibertarian0.43%
631 votes
Meryl Lynn Farbersocialist workers0.12%
174 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.