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2012 North Carolina U.S. House District 6 Election

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Who won the 2012 North Carolina U.S. House District 6 Election?

Howard Coble won the 2012 North Carolina U.S. House District 6 Election. Howard Coble received 222,116 popular votes (60.92%). The main challenger was Tony Foriest (39.08%).

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

Coble +21.8 pts · won by 79,649 votes
Howard CobleRepublicanWINNER60.92%
222,116 votes
Tony ForiestDemocratic39.08%
142,467 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.