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2016 North Carolina U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 2016 North Carolina U.S. House District 2 Election?

George Holding won the 2016 North Carolina U.S. House District 2 Election. George Holding received 221,485 popular votes (56.71%). The main challenger was John P. McNeil (43.29%).

See the full head-to-head between Holding and McNeil

Holding +13.4 pts · won by 52,403 votes
George HoldingRepublicanWINNER56.71%
221,485 votes
John P. McNeilDemocratic43.29%
169,082 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.