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1996 North Carolina U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1996 North Carolina U.S. House District 8 Election?

W. G. Hefner won the 1996 North Carolina U.S. House District 8 Election. W. G. Hefner received 103,129 popular votes (55.18%). The main challenger was Curtis Blackwood (43.7%).

See the full head-to-head between Hefner and Blackwood

Hefner +11.5 pts · won by 21,453 votes
W. G. HefnerDemocraticWINNER55.18%
103,129 votes
Curtis BlackwoodRepublican43.7%
81,676 votes
Thomas W. Carlislenatural law1.13%
2,103 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.