North Carolina's 3rd congressional district: election results

U.S. House elections in North Carolina's 3rd congressional district, 1976 to 2024: winners, vote shares and margins. District lines are redrawn after each census, so the area covered changes over time.

Current representative: Gregory F. Murphy (Republican), term ends 2027-01-03.

North Carolina's 3rd congressional district: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

Year	Winner	Party	Share	Margin
2024	Greg Murphy	Republican	77.4%	54.8
2022	Greg Murphy	Republican	66.9%	33.8
2020	Greg Murphy	Republican	63.4%	26.8
2019 special	Greg Murphy	Republican	61.7%	24.3
2018	Walter B. Jones	Republican	100.0%	—
2016	Walter B. Jones	Republican	67.2%	34.4
2014	Walter B. Jones	Republican	67.8%	35.6
2012	Walter B. Jones	Republican	63.1%	26.2
2010	Walter B. Jones	Republican	71.9%	46.1
2008	Walter B. Jones	Republican	65.9%	31.8
2006	Walter B. Jones	Republican	68.6%	37.3
2004	Walter B. Jones	Republican	70.7%	41.4
2002	Walter B. Jones	Republican	90.7%	81.4
2000	Walter B. Jones	Republican	61.4%	24.1
1998	Walter B. Jones	Republican	61.9%	24.8
1980	Charles Orville Whitley	Democratic	68.3%	36.6
1978	Charles Orville Whitley	Democratic	71.1%	42.2
1976	Charles Orville Whitley	Democratic	68.7%	37.5

2024

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Greg Murphy Won	REP	248,276	77.38%
Gheorghe Lucian Cormos	LIB	72,565	22.62%
Total		320,841

2022

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Greg Murphy Won	REP	166,520	66.90%
Barbara D. Gaskins	DEM	82,378	33.10%
Total		248,898

2020

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Greg Murphy Won	REP	229,800	63.38%
Daryl Trent Farrow	DEM	132,752	36.62%
Total		362,552

Questions and answers

Who represents North Carolina's 3rd congressional district?

Gregory F. Murphy (Republican) is the current representative; the term ends on 2027-01-03.

Who won the last election in North Carolina's 3rd congressional district?

Greg Murphy won in 2024 by 54.8 points.

Results: FiveThirtyEight, from official sources.