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2016 North Carolina U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 2016 North Carolina U.S. House District 3 Election?

Walter B. Jones Jr. won the 2016 North Carolina U.S. House District 3 Election. Walter B. Jones Jr. received 217,531 popular votes (67.2%). The main challenger was Ernest T. Reeves (32.8%).

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

Jr. +34.4 pts · won by 111,361 votes
Walter B. Jones Jr.RepublicanWINNER67.2%
217,531 votes
Ernest T. ReevesDemocratic32.8%
106,170 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.