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1986 North Carolina U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1986 North Carolina U.S. House District 5 Election?

Stephen L. Neal won the 1986 North Carolina U.S. House District 5 Election. Stephen L. Neal received 86,410 popular votes (54.12%). The main challenger was Stuart Epperson (45.88%).

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

Neal +8.2 pts · won by 13,149 votes
Stephen L. NealDemocraticWINNER54.12%
86,410 votes
Stuart EppersonRepublican45.88%
73,261 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.