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1988 North Carolina U.S. House District 11 Election

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Who won the 1988 North Carolina U.S. House District 11 Election?

James McClure Clarke won the 1988 North Carolina U.S. House District 11 Election. James McClure Clarke received 108,436 popular votes (50.36%). The main challenger was Charles H. Taylor (49.64%).

See the full head-to-head between Clarke and Taylor

Clarke +0.7 pts · won by 1,529 votes
James McClure ClarkeDemocraticWINNER50.36%
108,436 votes
Charles H. TaylorRepublican49.64%
106,907 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.