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2012 North Carolina U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 2012 North Carolina U.S. House District 5 Election?

Virginia Foxx won the 2012 North Carolina U.S. House District 5 Election. Virginia Foxx received 200,945 popular votes (57.54%). The main challenger was Elisabeth Motsinger (42.46%).

See the full head-to-head between Foxx and Motsinger

Foxx +15.1 pts · won by 52,693 votes
Virginia FoxxRepublicanWINNER57.54%
200,945 votes
Elisabeth MotsingerDemocratic42.46%
148,252 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.