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1996 North Carolina U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1996 North Carolina U.S. House District 5 Election?

Richard Burr won the 1996 North Carolina U.S. House District 5 Election. Richard Burr received 130,177 popular votes (62.08%). The main challenger was Neil Grist Cashion Jr. (35.44%).

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Burr +26.6 pts · won by 55,857 votes
Richard BurrRepublicanWINNER62.08%
130,177 votes
Neil Grist Cashion Jr.Democratic35.44%
74,320 votes
Barbara HoweLibertarian2%
4,193 votes
Craig Bergnatural law0.48%
1,008 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.