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1996 North Carolina U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1996 North Carolina U.S. House District 3 Election?

Walter B. Jones Jr. won the 1996 North Carolina U.S. House District 3 Election. Walter B. Jones Jr. received 118,159 popular votes (62.66%). The main challenger was George Parrott (36.53%).

See the full head-to-head between Jr. and Parrott

Jr. +26.1 pts · won by 49,272 votes
Walter B. Jones Jr.RepublicanWINNER62.66%
118,159 votes
George ParrottDemocratic36.53%
68,887 votes
Edward Downeynatural law0.81%
1,533 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.