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1988 North Carolina U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1988 North Carolina U.S. House District 1 Election?

Walter B. Jones Sr. won the 1988 North Carolina U.S. House District 1 Election. Walter B. Jones Sr. received 118,027 popular votes (65.19%). The main challenger was Howard D. Moye (34.81%).

See the full head-to-head between Sr. and Moye

Sr. +30.4 pts · won by 55,014 votes
Walter B. Jones Sr.DemocraticWINNER65.19%
118,027 votes
Howard D. MoyeRepublican34.81%
63,013 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.