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1988 North Carolina U.S. House District 9 Election

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Who won the 1988 North Carolina U.S. House District 9 Election?

J. Alex McMillan won the 1988 North Carolina U.S. House District 9 Election. J. Alex McMillan received 139,014 popular votes (65.94%). The main challenger was Mark Sholander (34.06%).

See the full head-to-head between McMillan and Sholander

McMillan +31.9 pts · won by 67,212 votes
J. Alex McMillanRepublicanWINNER65.94%
139,014 votes
Mark SholanderDemocratic34.06%
71,802 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.