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North Carolina's 3rd congressional district

Coordinates: 35°17′N 76°50′W / 35.28°N 76.83°W / 35.28; -76.83
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North Carolina's 3rd congressional district
Map
Map
Interactive map of district boundaries
Representative
Population (2023)768,524[1]
Median household
income		$64,902[1]
Ethnicity
Cook PVIR+15[2]

North Carolina's 3rd congressional district is located on the Atlantic coast of North Carolina. It covers the Outer Banks and the counties adjacent to the Pamlico Sound.

The district is currently represented by Greg Murphy following a special election after the seat was left vacant following the passing of Walter B. Jones Jr. in February 2019.[3] Jones had been the district's representative from 1995 until his death. In 2008, he defeated Democrat Craig Weber for reelection, and was challenged in 2010 by former chair of the Pitt County Democratic Party Johnny Rouse, whom he defeated by a vote of 72% to 26% (141,978 votes to 50,600). In 2012, he was challenged by Frank Palombo, the former New Bern Police Chief, for the Republican Party nomination.[4] The winner of the Republican primary then faced Marine Corps Veteran Erik Anderson in the general election.[5]

A special election to fill the vacancy caused by Jones's death was held on September 10, 2019. State representative Greg Murphy won the election.[6]

On February 23, 2022, the North Carolina Supreme Court approved a new map which changed the 3rd district boundaries to include Duplin and Sampson counties and part of Wayne County while removing Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Greene, Pasquotank and Perquimans counties[7]

Counties

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Counties in the 2023–2025 district map:

List of members representing the district

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Member
(Residence) 		Party Years Cong
ress 		Electoral history District location
District established April 6, 1790
Timothy Bloodworth
(Wilmington) 		Anti-Administration April 6, 1790 –
March 3, 1791 		1st Elected in 1790.
Redistricted to the 5th district and lost re-election. 		1790–1971
"Cape Fear division"

John B. Ashe
(Halifax) 		Anti-Administration March 4, 1791 –
March 3, 1793 		2nd Redistricted from the 1st district and re-elected in 1791.
Redistricted to the 9th district. 		1791–1973
[data missing]

Joseph Winston
(Surry County) 		Anti-Administration March 4, 1793 –
March 3, 1795 		3rd Elected in 1793.
Lost re-election. 		1793–1803
[data missing]
Jesse Franklin
(Orange County) 		Democratic-Republican March 4, 1795 –
March 3, 1797 		4th Elected in 1795.
Lost re-election.

Robert Williams
(Surry County) 		Democratic-Republican March 4, 1797 –
March 3, 1803 		5th
6th
7th 		Elected in 1796.
Re-elected in 1798.
Re-elected in 1800.
Redistricted to the 7th district and retired to run for governor of North Carolina.
William Kennedy
(Washington) 		Democratic-Republican March 4, 1803 –
March 3, 1805 		8th Elected in 1803.
Lost re-election. 		1803–1813
"North Carolina congressional district map (1803–13)".[8]

Thomas Blount
(Tarboro) 		Democratic-Republican March 4, 1805 –
March 3, 1809 		9th
10th 		Elected in 1804.
Re-elected in 1806.
Lost re-election.
William Kennedy
(Washington) 		Democratic-Republican March 4, 1809 –
March 3, 1811 		11th Elected in 1808.
Retired.

Thomas Blount
(Tarboro) 		Democratic-Republican March 4, 1811 –
February 7, 1812 		12th Elected in 1810.
Died.
Vacant February 7, 1812 –
January 30, 1813 		12th
William Kennedy
(Washington) 		Democratic-Republican January 30, 1813 –
March 3, 1815 		13th Elected January 11, 1813, to finish Blount's term and seated January 30, 1813.
Re-elected in 1813.
Retired.
1813–1823
"North Carolina congressional district map (1813–43)".[8]
James W. Clark
(Tarboro) 		Democratic-Republican March 4, 1815 –
March 3, 1817 		14th
15th 		Elected in 1815.
Retired.
Thomas H. Hall
(Tarboro) 		Democratic-Republican March 4, 1817 –
March 3, 1825 		16th
17th
18th 		Elected in 1817.
Re-elected in 1819.
Re-elected in 1821.
Re-elected in 1823.
Lost re-election.
Democratic-Republican 1823–1833
"North Carolina congressional district map (1813–43)".[8]
Richard Hines
(Tarboro) 		Jacksonian March 4, 1825 –
March 3, 1827 		19th Elected in 1825.
Lost re-election.
Thomas H. Hall
(Tarboro) 		Jacksonian March 4, 1827 –
March 3, 1835 		20th
21st
22nd
23rd 		Elected in 1827.
Re-elected in 1829.
Re-elected in 1831.
Re-elected in 1833.
[data missing]
1833–1843
"North Carolina congressional district map (1813–43)".[8]
Ebenezer Pettigrew
(Cool Springs) 		Anti-Jacksonian March 4, 1835 –
March 3, 1837 		24th Elected in 1835.
[data missing]

Edward Stanly
(Washington) 		Whig March 4, 1837 –
March 3, 1843 		25th
26th
27th 		Elected in 1837.
Re-elected in 1839.
Re-elected in 1841.
[data missing]

David S. Reid
(Reidsville) 		Democratic March 4, 1843 –
March 3, 1847 		28th
29th 		Elected in 1843.
Re-elected in 1845.
[data missing] 		1843–1853
[data missing]

Daniel M. Barringer
(Concord) 		Whig March 4, 1847 –
March 3, 1849 		30th Redistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 1847.
[data missing]
Edmund Deberry
(Mount Gilead) 		Whig March 4, 1849 –
March 3, 1851 		31st Elected in 1849.
[data missing]

Alfred Dockery
(Dockery's Store) 		Whig March 4, 1851 –
March 3, 1853 		32nd Elected in 1851.
[data missing]

William S. Ashe
(Wilmington) 		Democratic March 4, 1853 –
March 3, 1855 		33rd Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected in 1853.
[data missing] 		1853–1861
[data missing]

Warren Winslow
(Fayetteville) 		Democratic March 4, 1855 –
March 3, 1861 		34th
35th
36th 		Elected in 1855.
Re-elected in 1857.
Re-elected in 1859.
[data missing]
Vacant March 3, 1861 –
July 13, 1868 		37th
38th
39th
40th 		Civil War and Reconstruction

Oliver H. Dockery
(Mangum) 		Republican July 13, 1868 –
March 3, 1871 		40th
41st 		Elected to finish the short term.
Re-elected in 1868.
[data missing] 		1868–1873
[data missing]

Alfred M. Waddell
(Wilmington) 		Democratic March 4, 1871 –
March 3, 1879 		42nd
43rd
44th
45th 		Elected in 1870.
Re-elected in 1872.
Re-elected in 1874.
Re-elected in 1876.
[data missing]
1873–1883
[data missing]

Daniel L. Russell
(Wilmington) 		Greenback March 4, 1879 –
March 3, 1881 		46th Elected in 1878.
[data missing]

John W. Shackelford
(Jacksonville) 		Democratic March 4, 1881 –
January 18, 1883 		47th Elected in 1880.
Died.
Vacant January 18, 1883 –
March 3, 1883

Wharton J. Green
(Fayetteville) 		Democratic March 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1887 		48th
49th 		Elected in 1882.
Re-elected in 1884.
[data missing] 		1883–1893
[data missing]

Charles W. McClammy
(Scotts Hill) 		Democratic March 4, 1887 –
March 3, 1891 		50th
51st 		Elected in 1886.
Re-elected in 1888.
[data missing]

Benjamin F. Grady
(Wallace) 		Democratic March 4, 1891 –
March 3, 1895 		52nd
53rd 		Elected in 1890.
Re-elected in 1892.
[data missing]
1893–1903
[data missing]

John G. Shaw
(Fayetteville) 		Democratic March 4, 1895 –
March 3, 1897 		54th Elected in 1894.
[data missing]

John E. Fowler
(Clinton) 		Populist March 4, 1897 –
March 3, 1899 		55th Elected in 1896.
[data missing]

Charles R. Thomas
(New Bern) 		Democratic March 4, 1899 –
March 3, 1911 		56th
57th
58th
59th
60th
61st 		Elected in 1898.
Re-elected in 1900.
Re-elected in 1902.
Re-elected in 1904.
Re-elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1908.
[data missing]
1903–1913
[data missing]

John M. Faison
(Faison) 		Democratic March 4, 1911 –
March 3, 1915 		62nd
63rd 		Elected in 1910.
Re-elected in 1912.
[data missing]
1913–1933
[data missing]

George E. Hood
(Goldsboro) 		Democratic March 4, 1915 –
March 3, 1919 		64th
65th 		Elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
[data missing]

Samuel M. Brinson
(New Bern) 		Democratic March 4, 1919 –
April 13, 1922 		66th
67th 		Elected in 1918.
Re-elected in 1920.
Died.
Vacant April 13, 1922 –
November 7, 1922 		67th

Charles L. Abernethy
(New Bern) 		Democratic November 7, 1922 –
January 3, 1935 		67th
68th
69th
70th
71st
72nd
73rd 		Elected to finish Brinson's term.
Re-elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Re-elected in 1932.
Lost renomination.
1933–1943
[data missing]

Graham A. Barden
(New Bern) 		Democratic January 3, 1935 –
January 3, 1961 		74th
75th
76th
77th
78th
79th
80th
81st
82nd
83rd
84th
85th
86th 		Elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Retired.
1943–1953
[data missing]
1953–1963
[data missing]

David N. Henderson
(Wallace) 		Democratic January 3, 1961 –
January 3, 1977 		87th
88th
89th
90th
91st
92nd
93rd
94th 		Elected in 1960.
Re-elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Re-elected in 1972.
Re-elected in 1974.
Retired.
1963–1973
[data missing]
1973–1983
[data missing]

Charles O. Whitley
(Mount Olive) 		Democratic January 3, 1977 –
December 31, 1986 		95th
96th
97th
98th
99th 		Elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Resigned.
1983–1993
[data missing]
Vacant December 31, 1986 –
January 3, 1987 		99th

Martin Lancaster
(Goldsboro) 		Democratic January 3, 1987 –
January 3, 1995 		100th
101st
102nd
103rd 		Elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Re-elected in 1992.
Lost re-election.
1993–2003
[data missing]

Walter B. Jones Jr.
(Farmville) 		Republican January 3, 1995 –
February 10, 2019 		104th
105th
106th
107th
108th
109th
110th
111th
112th
113th
114th
115th
116th 		Elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Died.
2003–2013
2013–2017
2017–2021
Vacant February 10, 2019 –
September 10, 2019 		116th

Greg Murphy
(Greenville) 		Republican September 10, 2019 –
present 		116th
117th
118th 		Elected to finish Jones's term.
Re-elected in 2020.
Re-elected in 2022.
2021–2023
Static map of 2021-3 congressional district
Static map of 2021-3 congressional district
2023–2025
District boundaries from 2023 to 2025

Past election results

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2000

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2000 North Carolina's 3rd congressional district election[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Walter B. Jones (incumbent) 121,940 61.4
Democratic Leigh McNairy 74,058 37.3
Libertarian David Russell 2,457 1.2
Total votes 144,934 100
Republican hold

2002

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2002 North Carolina's 3rd congressional district election[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Walter B. Jones (incumbent) 131,448 90.7
Libertarian Gary Goodson 13,486 9.3
Total votes 144,934 100
Republican hold

2004

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2004 North Carolina's 3rd congressional district election[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Walter B. Jones (incumbent) 171,863 70.7
Democratic Roger A. Eaton 71,227 29.3
Total votes 243,090 100
Republican hold

2006

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2006 North Carolina's 3rd congressional district election[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Walter B. Jones (incumbent) 99,519 68.64
Democratic Craig Weber 45,458 31.36
Total votes 144,977 100
Republican hold

2008

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2008 North Carolina's 3rd congressional district election[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Walter B. Jones (incumbent) 201,686 65.9
Democratic Craig Weber 104,364 34.1
Total votes 306,050 100
Republican hold

2010

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2010 North Carolina's 3rd congressional district election[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Walter B. Jones (incumbent) 143,225 71.86
Democratic Johnny G. Rouse 51,317 25.75
Libertarian Darryl Holloman 4,762 2.39
Total votes 199,304 100
Republican hold

2012

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2012 North Carolina's 3rd congressional district election[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Walter B. Jones (incumbent) 195,571 63.11
Democratic Erik Anderson 114,314 36.89
Total votes 309,885 100
Republican hold

2014

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2014 North Carolina's 3rd congressional district election[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Walter B. Jones (incumbent) 139,415 67.81
Democratic Marshall Adame 66,182 32.19
Total votes 205,597 100
Republican hold

2016

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North Carolina's 3rd congressional district, 2016[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Walter B. Jones (incumbent) 217,531 67.2
Democratic Ernest T. Reeves 106,170 32.8
Total votes 323,701 100
Republican hold

2018

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North Carolina's 3rd congressional district, 2018[18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Walter B. Jones (incumbent) 186,353 100.0
Total votes 186,353 100.0
Republican hold

2019 special election

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2019 North Carolina's 3rd congressional district special election[19]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Greg Murphy 70,407 61.74
Democratic Allen Thomas 42,738 37.47
Constitution Greg Holt 507 0.44
Libertarian Tim Harris 394 0.35
Total votes 114,046 100.0
Republican hold

2020

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2020 North Carolina's 3rd congressional district election[20]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Greg Murphy (incumbent) 229,800 63.4
Democratic Daryl Farrow 132,752 36.6
Total votes 362,552 100.0
Republican hold

2022

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2022 North Carolina's 3rd congressional district election[21]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Greg Murphy (incumbent) 166,520 66.9%
Democratic Barbara Gaskins 82,378 33.1%
Total votes 247,898 100.0%
Republican hold

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "My Congressional District". census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau Center for New Media and Promotion (CNMP).
  2. ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  3. ^ WITN (September 17, 2019). "Greg Murphy sworn in as 3rd District Congressman". www.witn.com. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
  4. ^ "Former New Bern police chief seeks House seat". Kinston Free Press. January 17, 2012. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
  5. ^ "Pitt County political rallies set". March 17, 2012.
  6. ^ "3rd Congressional District special election filing begins next week". The Daily Standard. February 27, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
  7. ^ Doule, Steve (February 23, 2022). "Check out new election maps: NC Supreme Court rejects appeals, approves special masters' districts". WGHP. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  8. ^ a b c d "Data Courtesy of Jeffrey B. Lewis, Brandon DeVine, and Lincoln Pritcher with Kenneth C. Martis". United States Congressional District Shapefiles.
  9. ^ "North Carolina's 3rd Congressional District". Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
  10. ^ "11/05/2002 Official General Election Results - Statewide". North Carolina State Board of Elections. November 15, 2002. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
  11. ^ "11/02/2004 Official General Election Results - Statewide". North Carolina State Board of Elections. November 12, 2004. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
  12. ^ "11/07/2006 Official General Election Results - Statewide". North Carolina State Board of Elections. November 17, 2006. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
  13. ^ "11/04/2008 Official General Election Results - Statewide". North Carolina State Board of Elections. November 14, 2008. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
  14. ^ "11/02/2010 Official General Election Results - Statewide". North Carolina State Board of Elections. November 12, 2010. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
  15. ^ "11/06/2012 Official General Election Results - Statewide". North Carolina State Board of Elections. November 16, 2012. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
  16. ^ "11/04/2014 Official General Election Results - Statewide". North Carolina State Board of Elections. November 25, 2014. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
  17. ^ "11/08/2016 Official General Election Results - Statewide". North Carolina State Board of Elections. December 13, 2016. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
  18. ^ "District 3, North Carolina State Board of Elections & Ethics Enforcement". North Carolina State Board of Elections & Ethics Enforcement. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
  19. ^ "US House of Representatives District 03". North Carolina State Board of Elections & Ethics Enforcement. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  20. ^ "State Composite Abstract Report - Contest.pdf" (PDF). North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
  21. ^ "NC SBE Contest Results". er.ncsbe.gov. Retrieved January 2, 2023.

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