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2016 North Carolina U.S. House District 12 Election

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Who won the 2016 North Carolina U.S. House District 12 Election?

Alma S. Adams won the 2016 North Carolina U.S. House District 12 Election. Alma S. Adams received 234,115 popular votes (67.02%). The main challenger was Leon Threatt (32.98%).

See the full head-to-head between Adams and Threatt

Adams +34.0 pts · won by 118,930 votes
Alma S. AdamsDemocraticWINNER67.02%
234,115 votes
Leon ThreattRepublican32.98%
115,185 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.