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1980Final results

1980 election for North Carolina's 4th District

U.S. House · North Carolina

Ike Andrews (D) won with 52.6% of the vote, defeating Thurman Hogan (R) by 6.8 points.

Ike AndrewsDemocrat · winner
52.6%97,167
Thurman HoganRepublican
45.8%84,631
John CunninghamLibertarian
1.5%2,833
184,631 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1980

Races before and after

EvenD+4.01982R+1.31984D+11.31986D+16.01988D+16.11990D+30.91992

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET

Money in this race

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Ike AndrewsThurman Hogan
$74K
Raised by the campaign
$59.7K
$72.4K
Spent by the campaign
$59.6K
$0
Cash on hand
$0

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1980.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1980

The candidates

Ike Andrews (D)Thurman Hogan (R)

Also on the ballot: John Cunningham (Libertarian), 1.5%