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1996 North Carolina U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1996 North Carolina U.S. House District 1 Election?

Eva M. Clayton won the 1996 North Carolina U.S. House District 1 Election. Eva M. Clayton received 108,759 popular votes (65.9%). The main challenger was Ted Tyler (33.13%).

See the full head-to-head between Clayton and Tyler

Clayton +32.8 pts · won by 54,093 votes
Eva M. ClaytonDemocraticWINNER65.9%
108,759 votes
Ted TylerRepublican33.13%
54,666 votes
Todd MurphreyLibertarian0.65%
1,072 votes
Joseph Boxermannatural law0.32%
531 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.