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1982 North Carolina U.S. House District 9 Election

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Who won the 1982 North Carolina U.S. House District 9 Election?

James G. Martin won the 1982 North Carolina U.S. House District 9 Election. James G. Martin received 64,297 popular votes (57.01%). The main challenger was Preston Cornelius (41.9%).

See the full head-to-head between Martin and Cornelius

Martin +15.1 pts · won by 17,039 votes
James G. MartinRepublicanWINNER57.01%
64,297 votes
Preston CorneliusDemocratic41.9%
47,258 votes
Dave BraatzLibertarian1.09%
1,231 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.