House districts / North Carolina
North Carolina's 3rd congressional district
NC-3. Redrawn for 2026: the November 2026 election is on new lines. The outline shows the 2024 district with the same number.
Fundraising
- Gregory Francis Murphy Ras of Oct 14, 2026Raised $2.9mSpent $2.2m · Cash $2.3m
- Raymond Edward Smith Jr. Das of Oct 14, 2026Raised $367kSpent $322k · Cash $44k
3 other 2026 candidates filed reports (primary candidates). 2 other candidates have not filed.
Federal Election Commission, candidate totals, public domain.
President in this district
PollCheck calculation from precinct returns on the 2026 lines (method).
| Year | Democrat | Republican | Other | Margin | 2024 lines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Harris 42.7% | Trump 56.2% | 1.1% | R+13.6 | R+21.8 |
| 2020 | Biden 45.1% | Trump 53.4% | 1.4% | R+8.3 | R+17.3 |
| 2016 | Clinton 44.6% | Trump 52.4% | 3.0% | R+7.8 | R+18.1 |
Who lives here
| Measure | This district | US |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population | 745,670 | |
| Adults (18+) | 576,660 | |
| Citizens, % of adults* | 95.2% | 92.1% |
| Age, % of adults | ||
| 18 to 29* | 27.8% | 20.3% |
| 30 to 44* | 24.0% | 25.9% |
| 45 to 64* | 28.2% | 31.8% |
| 65 and over* | 20.1% | 22.0% |
| Race and Hispanic origin, % of residents | ||
| White | 53.2% | 57.8% |
| Black | 27.8% | 12.1% |
| Hispanic | 12.5% | 18.7% |
| Asian | 1.4% | 5.9% |
| Other or more than one | 5.1% | 5.5% |
| Education and income | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher, % of 25+* | 24.0% | 35.7% |
| Median household income* | $59,159 | $80,734 |
* Estimated for the 2026 lines from census blocks (ACS 2020-2024). Population, adults and race: 2020 Census, counted on the 2026 lines. The tick marks the US figure.
Winning margin
Results since 1976
| Year | Winner | Share | Runner-up | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 lines, elections 2024: redrawn for 2026 North Carolina General Assembly's 2023 map (SB 757) | |||||
| 2024 | Gregory F. Murphy Republican | 77.4% | Gheorghe Cormos Libertarian | 22.6% | R+54.8 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2022 seat count changed from 13 to 14 after the census | |||||
| 2022 | Gregory F. Murphy Republican | 66.9% | Barbara D. Gaskins Democrat | 33.1% | R+33.8 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2020 Harper v. Lewis: remedial map (2019) | |||||
| 2020 | Gregory F. Murphy Republican | 63.4% | Daryl Farrow Democrat | 36.6% | R+26.8 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2016-2018 Harris v. McCrory: remedial map (2016) | |||||
| 2018 | Walter B. Jones Republican | 100.0% | R+100.0 | ||
| 2016 | Walter B. Jones Republican | 67.2% | Ernest T. Reeves Democrat | 32.8% | R+34.4 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2012-2014 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2014 | Walter B. Jones Republican | 67.8% | Marshall Adame Democrat | 32.2% | R+35.6 |
| 2012 | Walter B. Jones Republican | 63.1% | Erik Anderson Democrat | 36.9% | R+26.2 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2002-2010 seat count changed from 12 to 13 after the census | |||||
| 2010 | Walter B. Jones Republican | 71.9% | Johnny G. Rouse Democrat others 2.4% | 25.8% | R+46.1 |
| 2008 | Walter B. Jones Republican | 65.9% | Craig Weber Democrat | 34.1% | R+31.8 |
| 2006 | Walter B. Jones Republican | 68.6% | Craig Weber Democrat | 31.4% | R+37.3 |
| 2004 | Walter B. Jones Republican | 70.7% | Roger A. Eaton Democrat | 29.3% | R+41.4 |
| 2002 | Walter B. Jones Republican | 90.7% | Gary Goodson Libertarian | 9.3% | R+81.4 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1992-2000 seat count changed from 11 to 12 after the census | |||||
| 2000 | Walter B. Jones Republican | 61.4% | Leigh Harvey McNairy Democrat others 1.2% | 37.3% | R+24.1 |
| 1998 | Walter B. Jones Republican | 61.9% | Jon Williams Democrat others 1.0% | 37.1% | R+24.8 |
| 1996 | Walter B. Jones Jr. Republican | 62.7% | George Parrott Democrat others 0.8% | 36.5% | R+26.1 |
| 1994 | Walter B. Jones, Jr. Republican | 52.7% | H. Martin Lancaster Democrat | 47.3% | R+5.4 |
| 1992 | H. Martin Lancaster Democrat | 54.4% | Tommy Pollard Republican others 2.4% | 43.2% | D+11.2 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1982-1990 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 1990 | H. Martin Lancaster Democrat | 59.3% | Don Davis Republican | 40.7% | D+18.6 |
| 1988 | H. Martin Lancaster Democrat | 100.0% | D+100.0 | ||
| 1986 | Martin Lancaster Democrat | 64.5% | Gerald B. Hurst Republican | 35.5% | D+28.9 |
| 1984 | Charles O. Whitley Democrat | 64.1% | Danny G. Moody Republican | 35.9% | D+28.2 |
| 1982 | Charles O. Whitley Democrat | 63.5% | Eugene (Red) McDaniel Republican others 0.5% | 36.0% | D+27.6 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1976-1980 | |||||
| 1980 | Charles O. Whitley Democrat | 68.3% | Larry J. Parker Republican | 31.7% | D+36.6 |
| 1978 | Charles Whitely Democrat | 71.1% | Willard Jackson Blanchard Republican | 28.9% | D+42.2 |
| 1976 | Charles Whitley Democrat | 68.8% | Willard J. (Jack) Blanchard Republican | 31.2% | D+37.5 |
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About these results
Shares count all candidate votes, including write-ins, with a candidate's votes on several party lines added together. Each result is on the lines in force at the time. Mid-decade redraws before 2016 may be unmarked.
President in this district: 2016 and 2020, and 2024 on the new lines, are estimates: precinct votes are split between districts by census block. The last column is the margin in NC-3 on the 2024 lines.
Counties only partly inside the district show the 2024 result for that part; estimates are labelled.
Margin chart: winner minus runner-up. Gaps are unopposed races; dashed lines are new district lines.
Who lives here (2026 lines) is estimated from Census survey figures split by population.
Sources
Results: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House 1976-2016 (doi:10.7910/DVN/IG0UN2, CC0; via MEDSL/constituency-returns), and Clerk of the US House, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election 2018-2024 (public domain).
Presidential results: PollCheck calculation from MIT Election Data and Science Lab 2024 precinct returns (doi:10.7910/DVN/XDJYKC, doi:10.7910/DVN/USBYR4, CC0; state totals doi:10.7910/DVN/42MVDX, CC0) and Voting and Election Science Team 2016 and 2020 precinct results and shapes (doi:10.7910/DVN/NH5S2I, doi:10.7910/DVN/K7760H, CC BY 4.0), with US Census Bureau 2020 block populations and block equivalency files (public domain). Official figures: Texas Legislative Council (2024 on the 2026 lines); Louisiana, New Jersey, California and Washington election offices (county totals). Certified results transcribed by Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): Maine 2024 by district: 2024 United States presidential election in Maine (revision 1382530995); Indiana county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Indiana (revision 1382505975); Oregon county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Oregon (revision 1382605746).
District lines: US Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2026 (120th Congress) and 2025 cartographic boundary files (119th Congress), public domain.
Members: unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0).
Counties: US Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file (public domain); 2024 county results summed from the same MEDSL precinct returns, with the official county totals above.
Demographics: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 (public domain).
2028 candidates: Federal Election Commission (public domain).
Photos: official portraits, public domain (US government); see Photo credits.
PollCheck US. Data through November 5, 2026. Photo credits