Cass Ballenger

U.S. Representative
Born
December 6, 1926
Died
February 18, 2015
Age at death
88
Home state
North Carolina
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1986–2002
9-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Ballenger1.1M
Opponents563,625
9
Elections run

Between 1986 and 2002, Cass Ballenger ran in 9 U.S. House elections, winning all 9. Ballenger's biggest single-election total was 164,182 votes, in the 2000 U.S. House election in North Carolina's District 10. Ballenger's closest win came in the 1986 U.S. House election in North Carolina's District 10, decided by 21,867 votes.

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How many votes has Cass Ballenger received?

Cass Ballenger has received 1,103,794 popular votes across 9 U.S. elections, with a career record of 9–0.

Election history

Cass Ballenger’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2002U.S. HouseNorth CarolinaWon102,76859.3%Ron Daugherty
Christopher M. Hill
2000U.S. HouseNorth CarolinaWon164,18268.22%Delmas Parker
Deborah Garrett Eddins (head-to-head)
1998U.S. HouseNorth CarolinaWon118,54185.58%Deborah Garrett Eddins (head-to-head)
1996U.S. HouseNorth CarolinaWon158,58569.99%Ben Neill (head-to-head)
Richard Kahn
1994U.S. HouseNorth CarolinaWon107,82971.52%Robert Wayne Avery
1992U.S. HouseNorth CarolinaWon149,03363.38%Ben Neill (head-to-head)
Jeffrey Clayton Brown
1990U.S. HouseNorth CarolinaWon106,40061.82%Daniel R. Green Jr.
1988U.S. HouseNorth CarolinaWon112,55461.03%Jack L. Rhyne
1986U.S. HouseNorth CarolinaWon83,90257.49%Lester D. Roark
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B000104) and Wikidata (Q1048182). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Cass Ballenger: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/cass-ballenger. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.