United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina, 2002

The United States House of Representative elections of 2002 in North Carolina were held on 5 November 2002 as part of the biennial election to the United States House of Representatives. All thirteen seats in North Carolina, and 435 nationwide, were elected.

The election saw the number of represented elected from North Carolina increase by one after the 2000 Census. The Republicans won seven seats, as in 2000, while the Democrats gained one to put them on six.

It is not to be confused with the election to the North Carolina House of Representatives, which was held on the same day.

Summary

2002 United States House of Representative elections in North Carolina – Summary
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Republican	7	0	0	±0	53.85	53.87	1,209,033	–0.65
	Democratic	6	1	0	±1	46.15	43.26	970,716	+0.29
	Libertarian	0	0	0	±0	0	2.87	64,400	+0.37

Results

2002 United States House of Representatives North Carolina 1st District election[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Frank Ballance	93,157	63.74
	Republican	Greg Dority	50,907	34.83
	Libertarian	Mike Ruff	2,093	1.43
Turnout			146,157

2002 United States House of Representatives North Carolina 2nd District election[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Bob Etheridge	100,121	65.36
	Republican	Joseph L. Ellen	50,965	33.27
	Libertarian	Gary Minter	2,098	1.37
Turnout			153,184

2002 United States House of Representatives North Carolina 3rd District election[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Walter B. Jones	131,448	90.70
	Libertarian	Gary Goodson	13,486	9.30
Turnout			144,934

2002 United States House of Representatives North Carolina 4th District election[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	David Price	132,185	61.18
	Republican	Tuan A. Nguyen	78,095	36.15
	Libertarian	Ken Nelson	5,766	2.67
Turnout			216,046

2002 United States House of Representatives North Carolina 5th District election[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Richard Burr	137,879	70.19
	Democratic	David Crawford	58,558	29.81
Turnout			196,437

2002 United States House of Representatives North Carolina 6th District election[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Howard Coble	151,430	90.41
	Libertarian	Tara Grubb	16,067	9.59
Turnout			167,497

2002 United States House of Representatives North Carolina 7th District election[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Mike McIntyre	118,543	71.13
	Republican	James R. Adams	45,537	27.32
	Libertarian	David Michael Brooks	2,574	1.54
Turnout			166,654

2002 United States House of Representatives North Carolina 8th District election[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Robin Hayes	80,298	53.63
	Democratic	Chris Kouri	66,819	44.62
	Libertarian	Mark Andrew Johnson	2,619	1.75
Turnout			149,736

2002 United States House of Representatives North Carolina 9th District election[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Sue Wilkins Myrick	140,095	72.42
	Democratic	Ed McGuire	49,974	25.83
	Libertarian	Christopher S. Cole	3,374	1.74
Turnout			193,443

2002 United States House of Representatives North Carolina 10th District election[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Cass Ballenger	102,768	59.30
	Democratic	Ron Daugherty	65,587	37.85
	Libertarian	Christopher M. Hill	4,937	2.85
Turnout			173,292

2002 United States House of Representatives North Carolina 11th District election[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Charles H. Taylor	112,335	55.54
	Democratic	Sam Neill	86,664	42.85
	Libertarian	Eric Henry	3,261	1.61
Turnout			202,260

2002 United States House of Representatives North Carolina 12th District election[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Mel Watt	98,821	65.34
	Republican	Jeff Kish	49,588	32.79
	Libertarian	Carey Head	2,830	1.87
Turnout			151,239

2002 United States House of Representatives North Carolina 13th District election[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Brad Miller	100,287	54.72
	Republican	Carolyn W. Grant	77,688	42.39
	Libertarian	Alex MacDonald	5,295	2.89
Turnout			183,270

Footnotes

1. "2002 General Election Results US House (1st District)". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved 11 January 2010.
2. "2002 General Election Results US House (2nd District)". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved 11 January 2010.
3. "2002 General Election Results US House (3rd District)". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved 11 January 2010.
4. "2002 General Election Results US House (4th District)". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved 11 January 2010.
5. "2002 General Election Results US House (5th District)". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved 11 January 2010.
6. "2002 General Election Results US House (6th District)". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved 11 January 2010.
7. "2002 General Election Results US House (7th District)". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved 11 January 2010.
8. "2002 General Election Results US House (8th District)". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved 11 January 2010.
9. "2002 General Election Results US House (9th District)". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved 11 January 2010.
10. "2002 General Election Results US House (10th District)". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved 11 January 2010.
11. "2002 General Election Results US House (11th District)". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved 11 January 2010.
12. "2002 General Election Results US House (12th District)". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved 11 January 2010.
13. "2002 General Election Results US House (13th District)". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved 11 January 2010.