United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina, 1998
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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 nation-wide, 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.
It is not to be confused with the election to the North Carolina House of Representatives, which was held on the same day.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
. All twelve seats in North Carolina, and 435 nation-wide, were elected.
The Republicans
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
won seven seats to the Democrats
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
' five. Eleven incumbents won re-election, while Democrat Bill Hefner
Bill Hefner
Willie Gathrel "Bill" Hefner , was a Democratic U.S. Congressman from North Carolina, serving between 1975 and 1999....
's retirement in the 8th district
North Carolina's 8th congressional district
North Carolina's eighth congressional district consists of a large portion of southern North Carolina from Charlotte to Fayetteville, including Concord, Albemarle, Monroe, Wadesboro, Troy, Rockingham, Laurinburg, and Raeford...
allowed Republican Robin Hayes
Robin Hayes
Robert Cannon "Robin" Hayes is the current chairman of the North Carolina Republican Party. For five terms from 1999 to 2009, he represented North Carolina's 8th congressional district in the House of Representatives.-Early life:...
to enter the House for the first time. The Libertarian Party
Libertarian Party (United States)
The Libertarian Party is the third largest and fastest growing political party in the United States. The political platform of the Libertarian Party reflects its brand of libertarianism, favoring minimally regulated, laissez-faire markets, strong civil liberties, minimally regulated migration...
ran in every district, almost quadrupling their total vote share, but their vote was smaller than the margin of victory in all races.
It is not to be confused with the election to the North Carolina House of Representatives, which was held on the same day.