North Carolina's 3rd House district

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North Carolina's 3rd State
House of Representatives
district
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Representative
  Steve Tyson
R – New Bern
Demographics66%  White
20%  Black
7%  Hispanic
3%  Asian
1% Other
3%  Multiracial
Population (2020)87,103

North Carolina's 3rd House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Republican Steve Tyson since 2021. [1]

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Geography

Since 2019, the district has included part of Craven County. The district overlaps with the 3rd Senate district.

District officeholders since 1993

RepresentativePartyDatesNotesCounties
John Nichols
( New Bern )		 Republican January 1, 1993 –
January 1, 1999		Lost re-election.1993–2003
Parts of Craven and Pamlico counties. [2]
Scott Thomas
( New Bern )		 Democratic January 1, 1999 –
January 1, 2001		Retired to run for State Senate.
Alice Graham Underhill
( New Bern )		 Democratic January 1, 2001 –
January 1, 2003		Lost re-election.
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Michael Gorman
( Trent Woods )		 Republican January 1, 2003 –
January 1, 2005		Lost re-nomination.2003–2013
All of Pamlico County.
Part of Craven County. [3] [4]
Alice Graham Underhill
( New Bern )		 Democratic January 1, 2005 –
January 1, 2011		Lost re-election.
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Norman Sanderson
( Minnesott Beach )		 Republican January 1, 2011 –
January 1, 2013		Retired to run for State Senate.
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Michael Speciale
( New Bern )		 Republican January 1, 2013 –
January 1, 2021		Retired.2013–2019
All of Pamlico County.
Parts of Craven and Beaufort counties. [5]
2019–Present
Part of Craven County. [6] [7] [8] [9]
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Steve Tyson
( New Bern )		 Republican January 1, 2021 –
Present

Election results

2024

North Carolina House of Representatives 3rd district Democratic primary election, 2024 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Linda Moore 1,948 38.56%
Democratic Dorothea Downing White1,82036.03%
Democratic Cynthia Evans-Robinson1,28425.42%
Total votes5,052 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 3rd district general election, 2024 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Steve Tyson (incumbent) 29,825 61.68%
Democratic Linda Moore18,53038.32%
Total votes48,355 100%
Republican hold

2022

North Carolina House of Representatives 3rd district general election, 2022 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Steve Tyson (incumbent) 23,739 100%
Total votes23,739 100%
Republican hold

2020

North Carolina House of Representatives 3rd district Republican Primary election, 2020 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Steve Tyson 4,445 52.58%
Republican Jim Kohr1,78321.09%
Republican Eric Queen1,47417.44%
Republican Guy D. Smith7518.88%
Total votes8,453 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 3rd district general election, 2020 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Steve Tyson 22,585 60.78%
Democratic Dorothea Downing White14,57539.22%
Total votes37,160 100%
Republican hold

2018

North Carolina House of Representatives 3rd district Democratic primary election, 2018 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Barbara Lee 2,451 67.65%
Democratic Charles Dudley1,17232.35%
Total votes3,623 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 3rd district Republican primary election, 2018 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Michael Speciale (incumbent) 2,947 57.25%
Republican Eric Queen2,20142.75%
Total votes5,148 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 3rd district general election, 2018 [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Michael Speciale (incumbent) 14,068 54.90%
Democratic Barbara Lee10,87442.44%
Libertarian T. Lee Horne III6832.67%
Total votes25,625 100%
Republican hold

2016

North Carolina House of Representatives 3rd district general election, 2016 [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Michael Speciale (incumbent) 23,273 64.81%
Democratic Marva Fisher Baldwin12,63835.19%
Total votes35,911 100%
Republican hold

2014

North Carolina House of Representatives 3rd district general election, 2014 [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Michael Speciale (incumbent) 14,584 58.09%
Democratic Whit Whitley10,52441.91%
Total votes25,108 100%
Republican hold

2012

North Carolina House of Representatives 3rd district Republican primary election, 2012 [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Michael Speciale 4,090 58.45%
Republican Wayne Langston1,61323.05%
Republican Clayton Tripp1,29418.49%
Total votes6,997 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 3rd district general election, 2012 [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Michael Speciale 20,811 59.24%
Democratic Robert B. Clayton14,32040.76%
Total votes35,131 100%
Republican hold

2010

North Carolina House of Representatives 3rd district general election, 2010 [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Norman Sanderson 14,620 63.69%
Democratic Alice Graham Underhill (incumbent)7,85934.24%
Libertarian Herb Sobel4772.08%
Total votes22,956 100%
Republican gain from Democratic

2008

North Carolina House of Representatives 3rd district Republican primary election, 2008 [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Norman Sanderson 2,708 57.20%
Republican Renee Sisk2,02642.80%
Total votes4,734 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 3rd district general election, 2008 [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Alice Graham Underhill (incumbent) 16,943 49.92%
Republican Norman Sanderson 16,17347.65%
Libertarian Herb Sobel8252.43%
Total votes33,941 100%
Democratic hold

2006

North Carolina House of Representatives 3rd district Republican primary election, 2006 [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Michael Speciale 1,384 63.54%
Republican Michael Gorman 79436.46%
Total votes2,178 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 3rd district general election, 2006 [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Alice Graham Underhill (incumbent) 10,772 55.70%
Republican Michael Speciale 8,56844.30%
Total votes19,340 100%
Democratic hold

2004

North Carolina House of Representatives 3rd district Republican primary election, 2004 [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Michael Speciale 1,559 44.67%
Republican Michael Gorman (incumbent)1,33438.22%
Republican John M. Nichols45312.98%
Republican Kirby R. Braxton1444.13%
Total votes3,490 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 3rd district general election, 2004 [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Alice Graham Underhill 15,156 51.18%
Republican Michael Speciale 13,94747.10%
Libertarian Herbert M. Sobel5091.72%
Total votes29,612 100%
Democratic gain from Republican

2002

North Carolina House of Representatives 3rd district Republican primary election, 2002 [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Michael Gorman 2,388 55.25%
Republican Joyce Hill King1,02823.79%
Republican Michael Speciale 90620.96%
Total votes4,322 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 3rd district general election, 2002 [30]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Michael Gorman 10,777 50.43%
Democratic Alice Graham Underhill (incumbent)10,59449.57%
Total votes21,371 100%
Republican gain from Democratic

2000

North Carolina House of Representatives 3rd district general election, 2000 [31]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Alice Graham Underhill 10,329 46.18%
Republican John M. Nichols9,09940.68%
Independent Bill Harper2,93713.13%
Total votes22,365 100%
Democratic hold

References

  1. ↑ "State House District 3, NC". Census Reporter. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
  2. ↑ "1992 House Base Plan 5" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Interim House Redistricting Plan For N.C. 2002 Election" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  4. ↑ "House Redistricting Plan" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Lewis-Dollar-Dockham 4" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  6. ↑ "2018 House Election Districts" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  7. ↑ "HB 1020, 2nd Edition - 2019 House Remedial Map" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  8. ↑ "S.L. 2022-4 House" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
  9. ↑ "SS.L. 2023-149 House" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
  10. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
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  29. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  30. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  31. ↑ "NC State House 003". Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
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