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1990 North Carolina U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1990 North Carolina U.S. House District 5 Election?

Stephen L. Neal won the 1990 North Carolina U.S. House District 5 Election. Stephen L. Neal received 113,814 popular votes (59.11%). The main challenger was Ken Bell (40.89%).

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

Neal +18.2 pts · won by 35,067 votes
Stephen L. NealDemocraticWINNER59.11%
113,814 votes
Ken BellRepublican40.89%
78,747 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.