United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina, 2000
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The United States House of Representative elections of 2000 in North Carolina were held on 3 November 2000 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.
As in 1998
, no districts changed hands, with the Republicans
winning seven and the Democrats
winning five of the twelve seats. All incumbents ran for office again, with all winning, meaning that no new representatives were elected.
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.
As in 1998
United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina, 1998
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....
, no districts changed hands, with 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...
winning seven and 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...
winning five of the twelve seats. All incumbents ran for office again, with all winning, meaning that no new representatives were elected.
It is not to be confused with the election to the North Carolina House of Representatives, which was held on the same day.