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1984 North Carolina U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1984 North Carolina U.S. House District 8 Election?

W. G. Hefner won the 1984 North Carolina U.S. House District 8 Election. W. G. Hefner received 99,731 popular votes (50.86%). The main challenger was Harris D. Blake (49.14%).

See the full head-to-head between Hefner and Blake

Hefner +1.7 pts · won by 3,377 votes
W. G. HefnerDemocraticWINNER50.86%
99,731 votes
Harris D. BlakeRepublican49.14%
96,354 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.