North Carolina's 3rd House district

Not to be confused with North Carolina's 3rd congressional district.

North Carolina's 3rd State
House of Representatives
district
Representative
  Steve Tyson
R–New Bern
Demographics64% White
21% Black
8% Hispanic
4% Asian
1% Native American
Population (2020)75,739

North Carolina's 3rd House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Republican Steve Tyson since 2021.[1]

Geography

Since 2019, the district has included part of Craven County. The district overlaps with the 2nd Senate district.

District officeholders since 1993

Representative Party Dates Notes Counties
John M. Nichols Republican January 1, 1993 –
January 1, 1999 		Lost re-election. 1993–2003
Parts of Craven and Pamlico counties.[2]
Scott Thomas Democratic January 1, 1999 –
January 1, 2001 		Retired to run for State Senate.
Alice Graham Underhill Democratic January 1, 2001 –
January 1, 2003 		Lost re-election.
Michael Gorman Republican January 1, 2003 –
January 1, 2005 		Lost re-nomination. 2003–2013
All of Pamlico County.
Part of Craven County.[3][4]
Alice Graham Underhill Democratic January 1, 2005 –
January 1, 2011 		Lost re-election.

Norman Sanderson 		Republican January 1, 2011 –
January 1, 2013 		Retired to run for State Senate.

Michael Speciale 		Republican January 1, 2013 –
January 1, 2021 		Retired. 2013–2019
All of Pamlico County.
Parts of Craven and Beaufort counties.[5]
2019–Present
Part of Craven County.[6][7][8]

Steve Tyson 		Republican January 1, 2021 –
Present

Election results

2022

North Carolina House of Representatives 3rd district general election, 2022[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Steve Tyson (incumbent) 23,739 100%
Total votes 23,739 100%
Republican hold

2020

North Carolina House of Representatives 3rd district Republican Primary election, 2020[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Steve Tyson 4,445 52.58%
Republican Jim Kohr 1,783 21.09%
Republican Eric Queen 1,474 17.44%
Republican Guy D. Smith 751 8.88%
Total votes 8,453 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 3rd district general election, 2020[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Steve Tyson 22,585 60.78%
Democratic Dorothea Downing White 14,575 39.22%
Total votes 37,160 100%
Republican hold

2018

North Carolina House of Representatives 3rd district Democratic primary election, 2018[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Barbara Lee 2,451 67.65%
Democratic Charles Dudley 1,172 32.35%
Total votes 3,623 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 3rd district Republican primary election, 2018[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michael Speciale (incumbent) 2,947 57.25%
Republican Eric Queen 2,201 42.75%
Total votes 5,148 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 3rd district general election, 2018[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michael Speciale (incumbent) 14,068 54.90%
Democratic Barbara Lee 10,874 42.44%
Libertarian T. Lee Horne III 683 2.67%
Total votes 25,625 100%
Republican hold

2016

North Carolina House of Representatives 3rd district general election, 2016[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michael Speciale (incumbent) 23,273 64.81%
Democratic Marva Fisher Baldwin 12,638 35.19%
Total votes 35,911 100%
Republican hold

2014

North Carolina House of Representatives 3rd district general election, 2014[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michael Speciale (incumbent) 14,584 58.09%
Democratic Whit Whitley 10,524 41.91%
Total votes 25,108 100%
Republican hold

2012

North Carolina House of Representatives 3rd district Republican primary election, 2012[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michael Speciale 4,090 58.45%
Republican Wayne Langston 1,613 23.05%
Republican Clayton Tripp 1,294 18.49%
Total votes 6,997 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 3rd district general election, 2012[18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michael Speciale 20,811 59.24%
Democratic Robert B. Clayton 14,320 40.76%
Total votes 35,131 100%
Republican hold

2010

North Carolina House of Representatives 3rd district general election, 2010[19]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Norman Sanderson 14,620 63.69%
Democratic Alice Graham Underhill (incumbent) 7,859 34.24%
Libertarian Herb Sobel 477 2.08%
Total votes 22,956 100%
Republican gain from Democratic

2008

North Carolina House of Representatives 3rd district Republican primary election, 2008[20]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Norman Sanderson 2,708 57.20%
Republican Renee Sisk 2,026 42.80%
Total votes 4,734 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 3rd district general election, 2008[21]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Alice Graham Underhill (incumbent) 16,943 49.92%
Republican Norman Sanderson 16,173 47.65%
Libertarian Herb Sobel 825 2.43%
Total votes 33,941 100%
Democratic hold

2006

North Carolina House of Representatives 3rd district Republican primary election, 2006[22]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michael Speciale 1,384 63.54%
Republican Michael Gorman 794 36.46%
Total votes 2,178 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 3rd district general election, 2006[23]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Alice Graham Underhill (incumbent) 10,772 55.70%
Republican Michael Speciale 8,568 44.30%
Total votes 19,340 100%
Democratic hold

2004

North Carolina House of Representatives 3rd district Republican primary election, 2004[24]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michael Speciale 1,559 44.67%
Republican Michael Gorman (incumbent) 1,334 38.22%
Republican John M. Nichols 453 12.98%
Republican Kirby R. Braxton 144 4.13%
Total votes 3,490 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 3rd district general election, 2004[25]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Alice Graham Underhill 15,156 51.18%
Republican Michael Speciale 13,947 47.10%
Libertarian Herbert M. Sobel 509 1.72%
Total votes 29,612 100%
Democratic gain from Republican

2002

North Carolina House of Representatives 3rd district Republican primary election, 2002[26]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michael Gorman 2,388 55.25%
Republican Joyce Hill King 1,028 23.79%
Republican Michael Speciale 906 20.96%
Total votes 4,322 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 3rd district general election, 2002[27]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michael Gorman 10,777 50.43%
Democratic Alice Graham Underhill (incumbent) 10,594 49.57%
Total votes 21,371 100%
Republican gain from Democratic

2000

North Carolina House of Representatives 3rd district general election, 2000[28]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Alice Graham Underhill 10,329 46.18%
Republican John M. Nichols 9,099 40.68%
Independent Bill Harper 2,937 13.13%
Total votes 22,365 100%
Democratic hold

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