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1988 North Carolina U.S. House District 6 Election

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Who won the 1988 North Carolina U.S. House District 6 Election?

Howard Coble won the 1988 North Carolina U.S. House District 6 Election. Howard Coble received 116,534 popular votes (62.47%). The main challenger was Tom Gilmore (37.53%).

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

Coble +24.9 pts · won by 46,526 votes
Howard CobleRepublicanWINNER62.47%
116,534 votes
Tom GilmoreDemocratic37.53%
70,008 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.