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2000 North Carolina U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 2000 North Carolina U.S. House District 3 Election?

Walter B. Jones Jr. won the 2000 North Carolina U.S. House District 3 Election. Walter B. Jones Jr. received 121,940 popular votes (61.44%). The main challenger was Leigh Harvey McNairy (37.32%).

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

Jr. +24.1 pts · won by 47,882 votes
Walter B. Jones Jr.RepublicanWINNER61.44%
121,940 votes
Leigh Harvey McNairyDemocratic37.32%
74,058 votes
David F. RussellLibertarian1.24%
2,457 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.