1994Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1994 election for North Carolina's 5th District
U.S. House · North Carolina
Richard Burr (R) won with 57.3% of the vote, defeating A. P. "sandy" Sands (D) by 14.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Richard BurrRepublican · winner
57.3%84,741
A. P. "sandy" SandsDemocrat
42.7%63,194
147,935 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 1994
Races before and after
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.
A. P. "sandy" SandsRichard Burr
$768K
Raised by the campaign
$753.5K
$759.7K
Spent by the campaign
$742K
$8.1K
Cash on hand
$11.6K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1994.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1994