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<P align="center" style="font-size: 14pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>

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<P align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>CURRENT REPORT</B>

<P align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</B>


<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):<BR>
<B>November&nbsp;18, 2004</B>


<P align="center" style="font-size: 24pt"><B>ENCORE WIRE CORPORATION</B>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)</DIV>

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McKinney, Texas</B><BR>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code: <B>(972)&nbsp;562-9473</B>



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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On November&nbsp;18, 2004, Encore Wire Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the
&#147;Company&#148;), issued a press release announcing that the Company had received two
awards from the IMARK GROUP, a national marketing group of electrical
distributors. A copy of the Company&#146;s press release is attached hereto as
Exhibit&nbsp;99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.


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    <TD align="left" valign="top">November&nbsp;18, 2004 Press Release by Encore Wire Corporation
regarding awards and recognition by the IMARK GROUP, a national
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

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    <TD>Date: November 18, 2004&nbsp;</TD>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&#091;Encore Wire Corporation Logo Omitted&#093;


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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><B>Encore Wire Corporation<BR>
1410 Millwood Road<BR>
McKinney, Texas 75069<BR>
972-562-9473</B>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><B>November&nbsp;18, 2004</B><BR>&nbsp;<BR>
<B>Frank
J. Bilban<BR>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>ENCORE WIRE NAMED SUPPLIER OF THE YEAR BY IMARK MARKETING GROUP</B>


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">MCKINNEY, TX &#151; Encore Wire Corporation (NASDAQ/NMS: WIRE) today announced that
the Company had won two awards from the &#147;IMARK GROUP&#148;. IMARK is a large
national marketing group of electrical distributors. Encore Wire won the
awards for &#147;Supplier of the Year&#148; and &#147;Excellence in Service and Delivery&#148;
based on member ratings of all suppliers&#146; performance from July&nbsp;1, 2003 through
June&nbsp;30, 2004.

<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Encore Wire was named winner of these awards in the large supplier category.
These awards were based on criteria established by the IMARK GROUP, including;
providing superior order fill rates, consistently providing accurate shipments
and invoices, and providing superior customer service and conflict resolution
as needed.

<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Vincent A. Rego, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Encore Wire
Corporation, said, &#147;On behalf of the entire Encore Wire team, I want to say
thank you to all of our valued customers in IMARK. We are honored to have been
chosen the recipient of these two prestigious awards. It is very gratifying to
us to be recognized by our most important stakeholders, our customers, as a
provider of high-quality service and delivery among the suppliers to electrical
distributors. These suppliers supply a myriad of products far beyond the wire
industry. We are pleased to see that the criteria IMARK used are the same
criteria we judge ourselves on internally on a daily basis. There is no
substitute for setting high goals and working hard every day to achieve them.
Our staff is dedicated to being the best supplier in the electrical industry by
exceeding customer expectations. We will continue to focus on these important
criteria in addition to innovating new wire products and maintaining strong
personal relationships with our valued customers as we continue to grow Encore
Wire in the future.&#148;

<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Encore Wire Corporation manufactures a broad range of copper electrical wire
for interior wiring in homes, apartments, manufactured housing and commercial
and industrial buildings.

<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">The matters discussed in this news release, other than the historical financial
information, including statements about the copper pricing environment,
profitability and shareholder value, may include forward-looking statements
that involve risks and uncertainties, including fluctuations in the price of
copper and other raw materials, the impact of competitive pricing and other
risks detailed from time to time in the Company&#146;s reports filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. Actual results may vary materially from
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