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1982 North Carolina U.S. House District 11 Election

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Who won the 1982 North Carolina U.S. House District 11 Election?

James McClure Clarke won the 1982 North Carolina U.S. House District 11 Election. James McClure Clarke received 85,410 popular votes (49.93%). The main challenger was William M. Hendon (49.16%).

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

Clarke +0.8 pts · won by 1,325 votes
James McClure ClarkeDemocraticWINNER49.93%
85,410 votes
William M. HendonRepublican49.16%
84,085 votes
Linda JancaLibertarian0.91%
1,552 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.