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1988 North Carolina U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1988 North Carolina U.S. House District 5 Election?

Stephen L. Neal won the 1988 North Carolina U.S. House District 5 Election. Stephen L. Neal received 110,516 popular votes (52.61%). The main challenger was Lyons Gray (47.39%).

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

Neal +5.2 pts · won by 10,976 votes
Stephen L. NealDemocraticWINNER52.61%
110,516 votes
Lyons GrayRepublican47.39%
99,540 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.