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2000 North Carolina U.S. House District 12 Election

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Who won the 2000 North Carolina U.S. House District 12 Election?

Melvin L. Watt won the 2000 North Carolina U.S. House District 12 Election. Melvin L. Watt received 135,570 popular votes (64.82%). The main challenger was Chad Mitchell (33.28%).

See the full head-to-head between Watt and Mitchell

Watt +31.5 pts · won by 65,974 votes
Melvin L. WattDemocraticWINNER64.82%
135,570 votes
Chad MitchellRepublican33.28%
69,596 votes
Anna LyonLibertarian1.9%
3,978 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.