2000 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina

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The United States House of Representative elections of 2000 in North Carolina were held on 3 November 2000 as part of the biennial election to the United States House of Representatives. All twelve seats in North Carolina, and 435 nationwide, were elected.

As in 1998, no districts changed hands, with the Republicans winning seven and the Democrats winning five of the twelve seats. All incumbents ran for office again, with all winning, meaning that no new representatives were elected.

It is not to be confused with the Election to the North Carolina House of Representatives, which was held on the same day.

Summary[]

2000 United States House of Representative elections in North Carolina – Summary
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Republican 7 0 0 ±0 58.33 54.53 1,514,806 +1.27
  Democratic 5 0 0 ±0 41.67 42.97 1,193,600 –0.48
  Libertarian 0 0 0 ±0 0 2.50 69,544 –0.79
  Reform 0 0 0 ±0 0 0.04 1,218 N/A
  Independent 0 0 0 ±0 0 0.02 632 N/A

Results[]

2000 United States House of Representatives North Carolina 1st District election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Eva M. Clayton (incumbent) 124,171 62.25 +3.39
Republican 62,198 32.88 –4.11
Libertarian 2,799 1.48 +0.72
Turnout 189,168
2000 United States House of Representatives North Carolina 2nd District election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Bob Etheridge (incumbent) 146,733 58.26 +0.87
Republican 103,011 41.67 –0.76
Libertarian 2,094 0.83 –0.11
Turnout 251,838
2000 United States House of Representatives North Carolina 3rd District election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Walter B. Jones (incumbent) 121,940 61.44 –0.47
Democratic 74,058 37.32 +0.23
Libertarian 2,457 1.24 +0.24
Turnout 198,455
2000 United States House of Representatives North Carolina 4th District election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic David Price (incumbent) 200,885 61.65 +4.22
Republican 119,412 36.64 –4.91
Libertarian 5,573 1.71 +0.69
Turnout 325,870
2000 United States House of Representatives North Carolina 5th District election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Richard Burr (incumbent) 172,489 92.81 +25.25
Libertarian 13,366 7.19 +6.41
Turnout 185,855
2000 United States House of Representatives North Carolina 6th District election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Howard Coble (incumbent) 195,727 91.00 +2.36
Libertarian 18,726 8.71 –2.66
Independent 632 0.29 N/A
Turnout 215,085
2000 United States House of Representatives North Carolina 7th District election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Mike McIntyre (incumbent) 160,185 69.75 –21.50
Republican James R. Adams 66,463 28.94 N/A
Libertarian 3,018 1.31 –7.43
Turnout 229,666
2000 United States House of Representatives North Carolina 8th District election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Robin Hayes (incumbent) 111,950 55.02 +4.31
Democratic 89,505 43.99 –4.18
Libertarian 2,009 +0.99 –0.13
Turnout 203,464
2000 United States House of Representatives North Carolina 9th District election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Sue Wilkins Myrick (incumbent) 181,161 68.88 –0.70
Democratic 79,382 30.18 +0.55
Libertarian 2,459 0.93 –0.31
Reform 1,218 0.46 N/A
Turnout 264,220
2000 United States House of Representatives North Carolina 10th District election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Cass Ballenger (incumbent) 164,182 68.22 –17.36
Democratic 70,877 +29.45 N/A
Libertarian 5,599 2.33 –12.09
Turnout 240,658
2000 United States House of Representatives North Carolina 11th District election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Charles H. Taylor (incumbent) 146,677 55.06 –1.55
Democratic 112,234 42.13 –0.12
Libertarian 7,466 2.80 +1.67
Turnout 266,377
2000 United States House of Representatives North Carolina 12th District election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Mel Watt (incumbent) 135,570 64.82 +8.87
Republican 69,596 33.28 –8.92
Libertarian 3,978 1.90 +0.06
Turnout 209,144

See also[]

  • 2000 North Carolina gubernatorial election

Footnotes[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "US House of Representatives". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on 28 November 2008. Retrieved 7 January 2010.
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