2000 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina

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.

2000 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina

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All 12 North Carolina seats in the United States House of Representatives
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election 7 5
Seats won 7 5
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 1,514,806 1,193,600
Percentage 54.53% 42.97%
Swing Increase 1.27% Decrease 0.48%

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

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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

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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 Duane E. Kratzer, Jr. 62,198 32.88 –4.11
Libertarian Christopher Sean Delaney 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 Doug Haynes 103,011 41.67 –0.76
Libertarian Mark Daniel Jackson 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 Jr. (incumbent) 121,940 61.44 –0.47
Democratic Leigh Harvey McNairy 74,058 37.32 +0.23
Libertarian David F. Russell 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 Jess Ward 119,412 36.64 –4.91
Libertarian C. Brian Towey 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 Steven Francis LeBoeuf 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 Jeffrey D. Bentley 18,726 8.71 –2.66
Independent Gene Gay 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 Bob Burns 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 Mike Taylor 89,505 43.99 –4.18
Libertarian Jack Schwartz 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 Ed McGuire 79,382 30.18 +0.55
Libertarian Christopher S. Cole 2,459 0.93 –0.31
Reform James M. Cahaney 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 Delmas Parker 70,877 +29.45 N/A
Libertarian Deborah Garrett Eddins 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 Sam Neill 112,234 42.13 –0.12
Libertarian Charles Barry Williams 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 Chad Mitchell 69,596 33.28 –8.92
Libertarian Anna Lyon 3,978 1.90 +0.06
Turnout 209,144

See also

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Footnotes

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  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 November 28, 2008. Retrieved January 7, 2010.