1998 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina

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1998 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina
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  1996 November 3, 1998 (1998-11-03) 2000  

All 12 North Carolina seats in the United States House of Representatives
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election66
Seats won75
Seat changeIncrease2.svg1Decrease2.svg1
Popular vote1,014,010827,078
Percentage53.26%43.44%
SwingDecrease2.svg 0.03%Decrease2.svg 1.74%

The United States House of Representative elections of 1998 in North Carolina were held on 3 November 1998 as part of the biennial election to the United States House of Representatives. All twelve seats in North Carolina, and 435 nationwide, were elected.

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The Republicans won seven seats to the Democrats' five. Eleven incumbents won re-election, while Democrat Bill Hefner's retirement in the 8th district allowed Republican Robin Hayes to enter the House for the first time. The Libertarian Party ran in every district, almost quadrupling their total vote share, but their vote was smaller than the margin of victory in all races.

Summary

1998 United States House of Representative elections in North Carolina – Summary
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Republican 710+158.3353.261,014,010–0.03
  Democratic 501–141.6743.44827,078–1.74
  Libertarian 000±003.2962,678+2.38

Results

1998 United States House of Representatives North Carolina 1st District election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Eva M. Clayton (incumbent)85,12562.25–3.65
Republican Ted Tyler 50,57836.99+3.86
Libertarian Jack Schwartz 1,0440.76+0.11
Turnout 136,747
1998 United States House of Representatives North Carolina 2nd District election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Bob Etheridge (incumbent)100,55057.394.85
Republican Dan Page 72,99741.67-4.01
Libertarian Mark Jackson 1,6470.94-0.39
Turnout 175,194
1998 United States House of Representatives North Carolina 3rd District election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Walter B. Jones Jr. (incumbent)83,52961.91+0.56
Democratic Jon Williams 50,04137.09–0.74
Libertarian Chris Nubel 1,3420.99N/A
Turnout
1998 United States House of Representatives North Carolina 4th District election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic David Price (incumbent)129,15757.43+3.03
Republican Tom Roberg 93,46941.56–2.20
Libertarian Gary Goodson 2,2841.02–0.41
Turnout 224,910
Results by county
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Burr
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Robinson
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Results by county
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  Robinson
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1998 United States House of Representatives North Carolina 5th District election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Richard Burr (incumbent)119,10367.56+5.48
Democratic Mike Robinson 55,80631.66–3.79
Libertarian Gene Paczelt 1,3820.78–1.22
Turnout 176,291
1998 United States House of Representatives North Carolina 6th District election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Howard Coble (incumbent)112,74088.64+15.20
Libertarian Jeffrey D. Bentley 14,45411.36+10.19
Turnout 127,194
1998 United States House of Representatives North Carolina 7th District election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Mike McIntyre (incumbent)124,36691.25+38.37
Libertarian Paul Meadows 11,9248.75+7.80
Turnout 136,290
1998 United States House of Representatives North Carolina 8th District election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Robin Hayes 67,50550.71+7.01
Democratic Mike Taylor 64,12748.17–7.01
Libertarian Bob Burns 1,4921.12N/A
Turnout 133,124
1998 United States House of Representatives North Carolina 9th District election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Sue Wilkins Myrick (incumbent)120,57069.26+6.31
Democratic Rory Blake 51,34529.49–5.90
Libertarian Alvin Jeffrey Taylor 2,1671.24+0.27
Turnout
1998 United States House of Representatives North Carolina 10th District election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Cass Ballenger (incumbent)118,54185.58+15.60
Libertarian Deborah Garrett Eddins 19,97014.42N/A
Turnout 138,511
1998 United States House of Representatives North Carolina 11th District election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Charles H. Taylor (incumbent)112,90856.62–1.65
Democratic David Young 84,25642.25+2.23
Libertarian Chris Heckert 2,2591.13+0.12
Turnout 199,423
1998 United States House of Representatives North Carolina 12th District election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Mel Watt (incumbent)82,30555.96–15.53
Republican Scott Keadle62,07042.20+15.49
Libertarian Michael G. Smith 2,7131.84+0.77
Turnout 147,088

Footnotes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "1998 General Election" (PDF). North Carolina State Board of Elections. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 26, 2008. Retrieved January 7, 2010.

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