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1998 North Carolina U.S. House District 12 Election

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Who won the 1998 North Carolina U.S. House District 12 Election?

Melvin L. Watt won the 1998 North Carolina U.S. House District 12 Election. Melvin L. Watt received 82,305 popular votes (55.96%). The main challenger was John Scott Keadle (42.2%).

See the full head-to-head between Watt and Keadle

Watt +13.8 pts · won by 20,235 votes
Melvin L. WattDemocraticWINNER55.96%
82,305 votes
John Scott KeadleRepublican42.2%
62,070 votes
Michael G. SmithLibertarian1.84%
2,713 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.