1998 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina

1998 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina

November 3, 1998 (1998-11-03)
All 12 North Carolina seats in the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Last election 6 6 Seats won 7 5 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 1,014,010 827,078 Percentage 53.26% 43.44% Swing 0.03% 1.74%
Republican   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   90–100% Democratic   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   90–100%

The United States House of Representative elections of 1998 in North Carolina were held on 3 November 1998 as part of the biennial election to the United States House of Representatives. All twelve seats in North Carolina, and 435 nationwide, were elected.

The Republicans won seven seats to the Democrats' five. Eleven incumbents won re-election, while Democrat Bill Hefner's retirement in the 8th district allowed Republican Robin Hayes to enter the House for the first time. The Libertarian Party ran in every district, almost quadrupling their total vote share, but their vote was smaller than the margin of victory in all races.

Summary

1998 United States House of Representative elections in North Carolina – Summary

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Republican	7	1	0	+1	58.33	53.26	1,014,010	–0.03
	Democratic	5	0	1	–1	41.67	43.44	827,078	–1.74
	Libertarian	0	0	0	±0	0	3.29	62,678	+2.38

Results

1998 United States House of Representatives North Carolina 1st District election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Eva M. Clayton (incumbent)	85,125	62.25	–3.65
	Republican	Ted Tyler	50,578	36.99	+3.86
	Libertarian	Jack Schwartz	1,044	0.76	+0.11
Turnout			136,747

1998 United States House of Representatives North Carolina 2nd District election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Bob Etheridge (incumbent)	100,550	57.39	4.85
	Republican	Dan Page	72,997	41.67	−4.01
	Libertarian	Mark Jackson	1,647	0.94	−0.39
Turnout			175,194

1998 United States House of Representatives North Carolina 3rd District election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Walter B. Jones Jr. (incumbent)	83,529	61.91	+0.56
	Democratic	Jon Williams	50,041	37.09	–0.74
	Libertarian	Chris Nubel	1,342	0.99	N/A
Turnout

1998 United States House of Representatives North Carolina 4th District election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	David Price (incumbent)	129,157	57.43	+3.03
	Republican	Tom Roberg	93,469	41.56	–2.20
	Libertarian	Gary Goodson	2,284	1.02	–0.41
Turnout			224,910

Results by county

  Burr

•   60–70%
•   70–80%

  Robinson

•   50–60%

1998 United States House of Representatives North Carolina 5th District election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Richard Burr (incumbent)	119,103	67.56	+5.48
	Democratic	Mike Robinson	55,806	31.66	–3.79
	Libertarian	Gene Paczelt	1,382	0.78	–1.22
Turnout			176,291

1998 United States House of Representatives North Carolina 6th District election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Howard Coble (incumbent)	112,740	88.64	+15.20
	Libertarian	Jeffrey D. Bentley	14,454	11.36	+10.19
Turnout			127,194

1998 United States House of Representatives North Carolina 7th District election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Mike McIntyre (incumbent)	124,366	91.25	+38.37
	Libertarian	Paul Meadows	11,924	8.75	+7.80
Turnout			136,290

1998 United States House of Representatives North Carolina 8th District election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Robin Hayes	67,505	50.71	+7.01
	Democratic	Mike Taylor	64,127	48.17	–7.01
	Libertarian	Bob Burns	1,492	1.12	N/A
Turnout			133,124

1998 United States House of Representatives North Carolina 9th District election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Sue Wilkins Myrick (incumbent)	120,570	69.26	+6.31
	Democratic	Rory Blake	51,345	29.49	–5.90
	Libertarian	Alvin Jeffrey Taylor	2,167	1.24	+0.27
Turnout

1998 United States House of Representatives North Carolina 10th District election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Cass Ballenger (incumbent)	118,541	85.58	+15.60
	Libertarian	Deborah Garrett Eddins	19,970	14.42	N/A
Turnout			138,511

1998 United States House of Representatives North Carolina 11th District election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Charles H. Taylor (incumbent)	112,908	56.62	–1.65
	Democratic	David Young	84,256	42.25	+2.23
	Libertarian	Chris Heckert	2,259	1.13	+0.12
Turnout			199,423

1998 United States House of Representatives North Carolina 12th District election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Mel Watt (incumbent)	82,305	55.96	–15.53
	Republican	Scott Keadle	62,070	42.20	+15.49
	Libertarian	Michael G. Smith	2,713	1.84	+0.77
Turnout			147,088