PolitiFinder

1986 North Carolina U.S. House District 2 Election

North Carolina · 2 candidates · See every 1986 U.S. House race

Who won the 1986 North Carolina U.S. House District 2 Election?

I. T. Valentine Jr. won the 1986 North Carolina U.S. House District 2 Election. I. T. Valentine Jr. received 95,320 popular votes (74.56%). The main challenger was Bud McElhaney (25.44%).

See the full head-to-head between Jr. and McElhaney

Jr. +49.1 pts · won by 62,805 votes
I. T. Valentine Jr.DemocraticWINNER74.56%
95,320 votes
Bud McElhaneyRepublican25.44%
32,515 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.