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
Demographics64%  White
21%  Black
8%  Hispanic
4%  Asian
1%  Native American
Population (2020)75,739

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 2nd Senate district.

District officeholders since 1993

RepresentativePartyDatesNotesCounties
John M. Nichols Republican January 1, 1993 –
January 1, 1999
Lost re-election.1993–2003
Parts of Craven and Pamlico counties. [2]
Scott Thomas Democratic January 1, 1999 –
January 1, 2001
Retired to run for State Senate.
Alice Graham Underhill Democratic January 1, 2001 –
January 1, 2003
Lost re-election.
Michael Gorman 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 Democratic January 1, 2005 –
January 1, 2011
Lost re-election.
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Norman Sanderson
Republican January 1, 2011 –
January 1, 2013
Retired to run for State Senate.
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Michael Speciale
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]
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Steve Tyson
Republican January 1, 2021 –
Present

Election results

2022

North Carolina House of Representatives 3rd district general election, 2022 [9]
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 [10]
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 [11]
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 [12]
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 [13]
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 [14]
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 [15]
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 [16]
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 [17]
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 [18]
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 [19]
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 [20]
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 [21]
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 [22]
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 [23]
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 [24]
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 [25]
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 [26]
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 [27]
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 [28]
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

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