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2002 North Carolina U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 2002 North Carolina U.S. House District 2 Election?

Bob Etheridge won the 2002 North Carolina U.S. House District 2 Election. Bob Etheridge received 100,121 popular votes (65.36%). The main challenger was Joseph L. Ellen (33.27%).

See the full head-to-head between Etheridge and Ellen

Etheridge +32.1 pts · won by 49,156 votes
Bob EtheridgeDemocraticWINNER65.36%
100,121 votes
Joseph L. EllenRepublican33.27%
50,965 votes
Gary MinterLibertarian1.37%
2,098 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.