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1986 North Carolina U.S. House District 6 Election

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Who won the 1986 North Carolina U.S. House District 6 Election?

Howard Coble won the 1986 North Carolina U.S. House District 6 Election. Howard Coble received 72,329 popular votes (50.03%). The main challenger was Robin Britt (49.97%).

See the full head-to-head between Coble and Britt

Coble +0.1 pts · won by 79 votes
Howard CobleRepublicanWINNER50.03%
72,329 votes
Robin BrittDemocratic49.97%
72,250 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.