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1998 North Carolina U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1998 North Carolina U.S. House District 5 Election?

Richard Burr won the 1998 North Carolina U.S. House District 5 Election. Richard Burr received 119,103 popular votes (67.56%). The main challenger was Mike Robinson (31.66%).

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Burr +35.9 pts · won by 63,297 votes
Richard BurrRepublicanWINNER67.56%
119,103 votes
Mike RobinsonDemocratic31.66%
55,806 votes
Eugene PaczeltLibertarian0.78%
1,382 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.