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1796 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina 1 | James Holland | Democratic-Republican | 1795 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. | √ Joseph McDowell (Democratic-Republican)[1] James Holland |
| North Carolina 2 | Matthew Locke | Democratic-Republican | 1793 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Matthew Locke (Democratic-Republican) 56.9% Nathaniel Alexander (Democratic-Republican) 27.1% Robert Irwin (Federalist) 15.8% Others 0.2% |
| North Carolina 3 | Jesse Franklin | Democratic-Republican | 1795 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. | √ Robert Williams (Democratic-Republican)[1] Jesse Franklin (Democratic-Republican) |
| North Carolina 4 | William F. Strudwick | Federalist | 1796 (Special) | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. | √ Richard Stanford (Democratic-Republican)[1] Absalom Tatom (Democratic-Republican) William Sheppard (Federalist) Stephen Moore (Federalist) |
| North Carolina 5 | Nathaniel Macon | Democratic-Republican | 1791 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Nathaniel Macon (Democratic-Republican)[1] |
| North Carolina 6 | James Gillespie | Democratic-Republican | 1793 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ James Gillespie (Democratic-Republican)[1] William H. Hill (Federalist) James Keenan Gabriel Holmes (I) |
| North Carolina 7 | William B. Grove | Federalist | 1791 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ William B. Grove (Federalist) 73.4% Duncan MacFarland (Democratic-Republican) 26.6% |
| North Carolina 8 | Dempsey Burges | Democratic-Republican | 1795 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Dempsey Burges (Democratic-Republican)[1] Joseph Riddick (Democratic-Republican) James Gregory (Federalist) James Brown (Federalist) |
| North Carolina 9 | Thomas Blount | Democratic-Republican | 1793 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Thomas Blount (Democratic-Republican)[1] Willis Alston (Federalist) |
| North Carolina 10 | Nathan Bryan | Democratic-Republican | 1795 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Nathan Bryan (Democratic-Republican) 54.1% Richard D. Spaight (Democratic-Republican) 45.9% |
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