W. G. Hefner
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- April 11, 1930
- Died
- September 2, 2009
- Age at death
- 79
- Home state
- North Carolina
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1974–1996
12-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Hefner1.0M
Opponents815,609
12
Elections run
Between 1974 and 1996, W. G. Hefner ran in 12 U.S. House elections, winning all 12. Hefner's biggest single-election total was 113,162 votes, in the 1992 U.S. House election in North Carolina's District 8. Hefner's closest win came in the 1984 U.S. House election in North Carolina's District 8, decided by 3,377 votes.
Browse every U.S. House race in North Carolina's District 8 or all 1996 U.S. House races.
How many votes has W. G. Hefner received?
W. G. Hefner has received 1,048,499 popular votes across 12 U.S. elections, with a career record of 12–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | U.S. HouseNorth Carolina | Won | 103,12955.18% | Curtis Blackwood Thomas W. Carlisle |
| 1994 | U.S. HouseNorth Carolina | Won | 62,84552.38% | Sherrill Morgan |
| 1992 | U.S. HouseNorth Carolina | Won | 113,16257.9% | Coy C. Privette J. Wendell Drye |
| 1990 | U.S. HouseNorth Carolina | Won | 98,70054.97% | Ted Blanton (head-to-head) |
| 1988 | U.S. HouseNorth Carolina | Won | 99,21451.49% | Ted Blanton (head-to-head) |
| 1986 | U.S. HouseNorth Carolina | Won | 80,95957.87% | William G. Hamby Jr. |
| 1984 | U.S. HouseNorth Carolina | Won | 99,73150.86% | Harris D. Blake (head-to-head) |
| 1982 | U.S. HouseNorth Carolina | Won | 71,69157.38% | Harris D. Blake (head-to-head) Don Scoggins |
| 1980 | U.S. HouseNorth Carolina | Won | 95,01358.53% | L.E. Harris |
| 1978 | U.S. HouseNorth Carolina | Won | 63,16858.97% | Roger Lee Austin |
| 1976 | U.S. HouseNorth Carolina | Won | 99,29665.72% | Carl Eagle Bradford V. Ligon Franklin H. Bell |
| 1974 | U.S. HouseNorth Carolina | Won | 61,59156.98% | Earl B Ruth |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (H000448) and Wikidata (Q862178). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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