2000 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina

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2000 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina
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  1998 November 3, 2000 (2000-11-03) 2002  

All 12 North Carolina seats in the United States House of Representatives
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election75
Seats won75
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote1,514,8061,193,600
Percentage54.53%42.97%
SwingIncrease2.svg 1.27%Decrease2.svg 0.48%

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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.

Contents

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.

Redistricting

North Carolina drew a new map following Shaw v. Hunt, and the new maps were challenged in turn. A three-judge panel of the Eastern District of North Carolina granted summary judgment that the new boundaries were an illegal racial gerrymander. [1] This was appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, which in Hunt v. Cromartie on May 17, 1999, unanimously ruled that the Eastern District of North Carolina was in error to grant summary judgment and remanded the case for the court to hold a trial.

After the ensuing trial, the Eastern District of North Carolina ruled that the 12th district was an illegal racial gerrymander on March 7, 2000. [2] This was again appealed, now as Easley v. Cromartie . The U.S. Supreme Court on April 18, 2001, reversed the Eastern District of North Carolina and ruled that the 12th district boundaries were not racially based but was a partisan gerrymander. They said this was a political question that the courts should not rule upon. Justice O'Connor, the author of Shaw v. Hunt, was the swing justice who switched sides to uphold the district boundaries.

Summary

2000 United States House of Representative elections in North Carolina – Summary
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Republican 700±058.3354.531,514,806+1.27
  Democratic 500±041.6742.971,193,600–0.48
  Libertarian 000±002.5069,544–0.79
  Reform 000±000.041,218N/A
  Independent 000±000.02632N/A

District 1

2000 United States House of Representatives North Carolina 1st District election [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Eva M. Clayton (incumbent)124,17162.25+3.39
Republican Duane E. Kratzer, Jr. 62,19832.88–4.11
Libertarian Christopher Sean Delaney 2,7991.48+0.72
Turnout 189,168

District 2

2000 United States House of Representatives North Carolina 2nd District election [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Bob Etheridge (incumbent)146,73358.26+0.87
Republican Doug Haynes 103,01141.67–0.76
Libertarian Mark Daniel Jackson 2,0940.83–0.11
Turnout 251,838

District 3

2000 United States House of Representatives North Carolina 3rd District election [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Walter B. Jones Jr. (incumbent)121,94061.44–0.47
Democratic Leigh Harvey McNairy 74,05837.32+0.23
Libertarian David F. Russell 2,4571.24+0.24
Turnout 198,455

District 4

2000 United States House of Representatives North Carolina 4th District election [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic David Price (incumbent)200,88561.65+4.22
Republican Jess Ward 119,41236.64–4.91
Libertarian C. Brian Towey 5,5731.71+0.69
Turnout 325,870

District 5

2000 United States House of Representatives North Carolina 5th District election [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Richard Burr (incumbent)172,48992.81+25.25
Libertarian Steven Francis LeBoeuf 13,3667.19+6.41
Turnout 185,855

District 6

2000 United States House of Representatives North Carolina 6th District election [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Howard Coble (incumbent)195,72791.00+2.36
Libertarian Jeffrey D. Bentley 18,7268.71–2.66
Independent Gene Gay 6320.29N/A
Turnout 215,085

District 7

2000 United States House of Representatives North Carolina 7th District election [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Mike McIntyre (incumbent)160,18569.75–21.50
Republican James R. Adams 66,46328.94N/A
Libertarian Bob Burns 3,0181.31–7.43
Turnout 229,666

District 8

2000 United States House of Representatives North Carolina 8th District election [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Robin Hayes (incumbent)111,95055.02+4.31
Democratic Mike Taylor 89,50543.99–4.18
Libertarian Jack Schwartz 2,009+0.99–0.13
Turnout 203,464

District 9

2000 United States House of Representatives North Carolina 9th District election [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Sue Wilkins Myrick (incumbent)181,16168.88–0.70
Democratic Ed McGuire 79,38230.18+0.55
Libertarian Christopher S. Cole 2,4590.93–0.31
Reform James M. Cahaney 1,2180.46N/A
Turnout 264,220

District 10

2000 United States House of Representatives North Carolina 10th District election [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Cass Ballenger (incumbent)164,18268.22–17.36
Democratic Delmas Parker 70,87729.45N/A
Libertarian Deborah Garrett Eddins 5,5992.33–12.09
Turnout 240,658

District 11

2000 United States House of Representatives North Carolina 11th District election [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Charles H. Taylor (incumbent)146,67755.06–1.55
Democratic Sam Neill 112,23442.13–0.12
Libertarian Charles Barry Williams 7,4662.80+1.67
Turnout 266,377

District 12

2000 United States House of Representatives North Carolina 12th District election [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Mel Watt (incumbent)135,57064.82+8.87
Republican Chad Mitchell 69,59633.28–8.92
Libertarian Anna Lyon 3,9781.90+0.06
Turnout 209,144

See also

Footnotes

  1. "Cromartie v. Hunt, 34 F. Supp. 2d 1029 (E.D.N.C. 1998)".
  2. "Cromartie v. Hunt, 133 F. Supp. 2d 407 (E.D.N.C. 2000)".
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "US House of Representatives". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on November 28, 2008. Retrieved January 7, 2010.