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1996 North Carolina U.S. House District 6 Election

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Who won the 1996 North Carolina U.S. House District 6 Election?

Howard Coble won the 1996 North Carolina U.S. House District 6 Election. Howard Coble received 167,828 popular votes (73.43%). The main challenger was Mark Costley (25.39%).

See the full head-to-head between Coble and Costley

Coble +48.0 pts · won by 109,806 votes
Howard CobleRepublicanWINNER73.43%
167,828 votes
Mark CostleyDemocratic25.39%
58,022 votes
Gary GoodsonLibertarian1.18%
2,693 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.