Stephen Lybrook Neal (born November 7, 1934) is a former North Carolina Democratic politician who served ten terms in the U.S. House of Representatives (1975–1995).

He defeated Joe Felmet in the primary election,[1] and won an upset victory over incumbent Republican Wilmer Mizell.

Neal benefited from voter anger over the Watergate Scandal, which resulted in dozens of Republican incumbents being defeated.

He was reelected nine more times against vigorous opposition in a district that stretched from Winston-Salem to the Blue Ridge, even as the area grew more conservative.

He chose not to seek re-election in 1994,[2] and his seat was won that November by his 1992 opponent, future Senator Richard Burr.