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North Carolina's 3rd congressional district

U.S. House district for North Carolina

U.S. House district for North Carolina

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image captionInteractive map of district boundaries
representativeGreg Murphy
partyRepublican
residenceGreenville
population775,182
population year2024
median income$65,164
percent white62.2
percent hispanic10.6
percent black20.2
percent asian1.6
percent more than one race4.4
percent other race1.0
cpviR+10

| |From 2025 to 2027, starting with the 2024 elections | |From 2027, starting with the 2026 elections | percent more than one race = 4.4

North Carolina's 3rd congressional district is located on the Atlantic coast of North Carolina. It covers the Outer Banks and the counties adjacent to the Pamlico Sound.

The district is currently represented by Greg Murphy following a special election after the seat was left vacant following the passing of Walter B. Jones Jr. in February 2019. Jones had been the district's representative from 1995 until his death. In 2008, he defeated Democrat Craig Weber for reelection, and was challenged in 2010 by former chair of the Pitt County Democratic Party Johnny Rouse, whom he defeated by a vote of 72% to 26% (141,978 votes to 50,600). In 2012, he was challenged by Frank Palombo, the former New Bern Police Chief, for the Republican Party nomination. The winner of the Republican primary then faced Marine Corps Veteran Erik Anderson in the general election.

A special election to fill the vacancy caused by Jones's death was held on September 10, 2019. State representative Greg Murphy won the election.

On February 23, 2022, the North Carolina Supreme Court had approved a new map that was only used for the 2022 United States House of Representatives elections which changed the 3rd district boundaries to include Duplin and Sampson counties and part of Wayne County while removing Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Greene, Pasquotank and Perquimans counties

On October 25, 2023 the North Carolina General Assembly created and passed a new congressional map shifting the Cook Partisan Voting Index down by 4 points, only slightly changing the district's boundaries. With a Cook Partisan Voting Index of R+10, It is considered to be one of the most Republican districts in North Carolina, tied with the 8th congressional district.

Counties and communities

For the 119th and successive Congresses (based on the districts drawn following a 2023 legislative session), the district contains all or portions of the following counties and communities.

Beaufort County (11)

: All 11 communities Carteret County (18) : All 18 communities

Craven County (13)

: All 13 communities

Dare County (15)

: All 15 communities Duplin County (15) : All 15 communities

Hyde County (4)

: All 4 communities

Jones County (3)

: All three communities Onslow County (10) : All ten communities

Pamlico County (10)

: All 10 communities Pitt County (13) : All 13 communities Sampson County (14) : Bonnetsville, Clinton, Delway, Garland, Harrells, Ingold, Ivanhoe, Keener, Newton Grove, Roseboro, Salemburg, Spivey's Corner (part; also 7th), Turkey, Vann Crossroads

Recent election results from statewide races

2023–2027 boundaries

YearOfficeResults
2008PresidentMcCain 54% - 44%
SenateDole 49% - 48%
GovernorPerdue 55% - 42%
2010SenateBurr 60% - 38%
2012PresidentRomney 57% - 43%
GovernorMcCrory 58% - 40%
2014SenateTillis 55% - 41%
2016PresidentTrump 57% - 39%
SenateBurr 58% - 38%
GovernorMcCrory 58% - 40%
Lt. GovernorForest 58% - 39%
Secretary of StateLaPaglia 54% - 46%
AuditorStuber 55% - 45%
TreasurerFolwell 59% - 41%
Attorney GeneralNewton 57% - 43%
2020PresidentTrump 58% - 41%
SenateTillis 56% - 40%
GovernorForest 55% - 43%
Lt. GovernorRobinson 59% - 41%
Secretary of StateSykes 56% - 44%
AuditorStreet 56% - 44%
TreasurerFolwell 59% - 41%
Attorney GeneralO'Neill 58% - 42%
2022SenateBudd 60% - 38%
2024PresidentTrump 60% - 39%
GovernorRobinson 49% - 46%
Lt. GovernorWeatherman 56% - 41%
Secretary of StateBrown 57% - 43%
AuditorBoliek 58% - 39%
TreasurerBriner 61% - 39%
Attorney GeneralBishop 58% - 42%

2027–2033 boundaries

YearOfficeResults
2008PresidentMcCain 51% - 48%
SenateHagan 52% - 46%
GovernorPerdue 57% - 41%
2010SenateBurr 54% - 44%
2012PresidentRomney 52% - 48%
GovernorMcCrory 53% - 45%
2014SenateTillis 51% - 45%
2016PresidentTrump 52% - 45%
SenateBurr 53% - 44%
GovernorMcCrory 53% - 45%
Lt. GovernorForest 53% - 45%
Secretary of StateMarshall 52% - 48%
AuditorWood 50.4% - 49.6%
TreasurerFolwell 53% - 47%
Attorney GeneralNewton 52% - 48%
2020PresidentTrump 53% - 45%
SenateTillis 51% - 44%
GovernorForest 51% - 48%
Lt. GovernorRobinson 55% - 45%
Secretary of StateSykes 51% - 49%
AuditorStreet 51% - 49%
TreasurerFolwell 55% - 45%
Attorney GeneralO'Neill 53% - 47%
2022SenateBudd 57% - 41%
2024PresidentTrump 56% - 43%
GovernorStein 49% - 46%
Lt. GovernorWeatherman 52% - 45%
Secretary of StateBrown 53% - 47%
AuditorBoliek 54% - 43%
TreasurerBriner 56% - 44%
Attorney GeneralBishop 54% - 46%

List of members representing the district

Member
(Residence)PartyYearsCong
ressElectoral historyDistrict location
District established April 6, 1790
Timothy Bloodworth
(Wilmington)Anti-AdministrationnowrapApril 6, 1790 –
March 3, 1791Elected in 1790.
Redistricted to the and lost re-election.1790–1971
"Cape Fear division"
[[File:John Baptista Ashe.jpg100px]]
John B. Ashe
(Halifax)Anti-AdministrationnowrapMarch 4, 1791 –
March 3, 1793Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1791.
Redistricted to the .1791–1973
[[File:Col. Joseph Winston.jpeg100px]]
Joseph Winston
(Surry County)Anti-AdministrationnowrapMarch 4, 1793 –
March 3, 1795Elected in 1793.
Lost re-election.1793–1803
Jesse Franklin
(Orange County)Democratic-RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1795 –
March 3, 1797Elected in 1795.
Lost re-election.
[[File:Robert Williams (Mississippi Governor).jpg100px]]
Robert Williams
(Surry County)Democratic-RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1797 –
March 3, 1803Elected in 1796.
Re-elected in 1798.
Re-elected in 1800.
Redistricted to the and retired to run for governor of North Carolina.
William Kennedy
(Washington)Democratic-RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1803 –
March 3, 1805Elected in 1803.
Lost re-election.1803–1813
[[File:Thomas Blount.jpg100px]]
Thomas Blount
(Tarboro)Democratic-RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1805 –
March 3, 1809Elected in 1804.
Re-elected in 1806.
Lost re-election.
William Kennedy
(Washington)Democratic-RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1809 –
March 3, 1811Elected in 1808.
Retired.
[[File:Thomas Blount.jpg100px]]
Thomas Blount
(Tarboro)Democratic-RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1811 –
February 7, 1812Elected in 1810.
Died.
VacantnowrapFebruary 7, 1812 –
January 30, 1813
William Kennedy
(Washington)Democratic-RepublicanJanuary 30, 1813 –
March 3, 1815Elected January 11, 1813, to finish Blount's term and seated January 30, 1813.
Re-elected in 1813.
Retired.
1813–1823
James W. Clark
(Tarboro)Democratic-RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1815 –
March 3, 1817Elected in 1815.
Retired.
Thomas H. Hall
(Tarboro)Democratic-RepublicanMarch 4, 1817 –
March 3, 1825Elected in 1817.
Re-elected in 1819.
Re-elected in 1821.
Re-elected in 1823.
Lost re-election.
Democratic-Republican1823–1833
Richard Hines
(Tarboro)JacksoniannowrapMarch 4, 1825 –
March 3, 1827Elected in 1825.
Lost re-election.
Thomas H. Hall
(Tarboro)JacksonianMarch 4, 1827 –
March 3, 1835Elected in 1827.
Re-elected in 1829.
Re-elected in 1831.
Re-elected in 1833.
1833–1843
Ebenezer Pettigrew
(Cool Springs)Anti-JacksoniannowrapMarch 4, 1835 –
March 3, 1837Elected in 1835.
[[File:Edward Stanly by Brady.jpg100px]]
Edward Stanly
(Washington)WhignowrapMarch 4, 1837 –
March 3, 1843Elected in 1837.
Re-elected in 1839.
Re-elected in 1841.
[[File:DavidSettleReid.jpg100px]]
David S. Reid
(Reidsville)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1843 –
March 3, 1847Elected in 1843.
Re-elected in 1845.
1843–1853
[[File:Daniel Moreau Barringer.png100px]]
Daniel M. Barringer
(Concord)WhignowrapMarch 4, 1847 –
March 3, 1849Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1847.
Edmund Deberry
(Mount Gilead)WhignowrapMarch 4, 1849 –
March 3, 1851Elected in 1849.
[[File:Alfred Dockery.jpg100px]]
Alfred Dockery
(Dockery's Store)WhignowrapMarch 4, 1851 –
March 3, 1853Elected in 1851.
[[File:William Shepperd Ashe.jpg100px]]
William S. Ashe
(Wilmington)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1853 –
March 3, 1855Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1853.
1853–1861
[[File:Warren Winslow.jpg100px]]
Warren Winslow
(Fayetteville)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1855 –
March 3, 1861Elected in 1855.
Re-elected in 1857.
Re-elected in 1859.
VacantnowrapMarch 3, 1861 –
July 13, 1868Civil War and Reconstruction
[[File:Oliver H. Dockery - Brady-Handy (cropped).jpg100px]]
Oliver H. Dockery
(Mangum)RepublicannowrapJuly 13, 1868 –
March 3, 1871Elected to finish the short term.
Re-elected in 1868.
1868–1873
[[File:Alfred Moore Waddell - Brady-Handy.jpg100px]]
Alfred M. Waddell
(Wilmington)DemocraticMarch 4, 1871 –
March 3, 1879Elected in 1870.
Re-elected in 1872.
Re-elected in 1874.
Re-elected in 1876.
1873–1883
[[File:Daniel Lindsay Russell.jpg100px]]
Daniel L. Russell
(Wilmington)GreenbacknowrapMarch 4, 1879 –
March 3, 1881Elected in 1878.
[[File:Portrait of John Williams Shackelford.jpeg100px]]
John W. Shackelford
(Jacksonville)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1881 –
January 18, 1883Elected in 1880.
Died.
VacantnowrapJanuary 18, 1883 –
March 3, 1883
[[File:WhartonJacksonGreen.jpg100px]]
Wharton J. Green
(Fayetteville)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1887Elected in 1882.
Re-elected in 1884.
1883–1893
[[File:CharlesW.McClammy.jpg100px]]
Charles W. McClammy
(Scotts Hill)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1887 –
March 3, 1891Elected in 1886.
Re-elected in 1888.
[[File:BenjaminFGrady.jpg100px]]
Benjamin F. Grady
(Wallace)DemocraticMarch 4, 1891 –
March 3, 1895Elected in 1890.
Re-elected in 1892.
1893–1903
[[File:JohnGShaw.jpg100px]]
John G. Shaw
(Fayetteville)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1895 –
March 3, 1897Elected in 1894.
[[File:John Edgar Fowler, congressman, 1899.jpg100px]]
John E. Fowler
(Clinton)PopulistnowrapMarch 4, 1897 –
March 3, 1899Elected in 1896.
[[File:Charles R. Thomas (1861–1931).png100px]]
Charles R. Thomas
(New Bern)DemocraticMarch 4, 1899 –
March 3, 1911Elected in 1898.
Re-elected in 1900.
Re-elected in 1902.
Re-elected in 1904.
Re-elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1908.
1903–1913
[[File:John Miller Faison.png100px]]
John M. Faison
(Faison)DemocraticMarch 4, 1911 –
March 3, 1915Elected in 1910.
Re-elected in 1912.
1913–1933
[[File:George Ezekial Hood.jpg100px]]
George E. Hood
(Goldsboro)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1915 –
March 3, 1919Elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
[[File:SamuelMBrinson.jpg100px]]
Samuel M. Brinson
(New Bern)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1919 –
April 13, 1922Elected in 1918.
Re-elected in 1920.
Died.
VacantnowrapApril 13, 1922 –
November 7, 1922
[[File:Charles Laban Abernethy.jpg100px]]
Charles L. Abernethy
(New Bern)DemocraticNovember 7, 1922 –
January 3, 1935Elected to finish Brinson's term.
Re-elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Re-elected in 1932.
Lost renomination.
1933–1943
[[File:Graham Arthur Barden.jpg100px]]
Graham A. Barden
(New Bern)DemocraticJanuary 3, 1935 –
January 3, 1961Elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Retired.
1943–1953
1953–1963
[[File:David N. Henderson.jpg100px]]
David N. Henderson
(Wallace)DemocraticJanuary 3, 1961 –
January 3, 1977Elected in 1960.
Re-elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Re-elected in 1972.
Re-elected in 1974.
Retired.
1963–1973
1973–1983
[[File:Charles O. Whitley.jpg100px]]
Charles O. Whitley
(Mount Olive)DemocraticJanuary 3, 1977 –
December 31, 1986Elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Resigned.
1983–1993
VacantnowrapDecember 31, 1986 –
January 3, 1987
[[File:Martin Lancaster.JPEG100px]]
Martin Lancaster
(Goldsboro)DemocraticJanuary 3, 1987 –
January 3, 1995Elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Re-elected in 1992.
Lost re-election.
1993–2003
[[File:Walter Jones Portrait 115th Congress.jpg100px]]
Walter B. Jones Jr.
(Farmville)RepublicanJanuary 3, 1995 –
February 10, 2019Elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Died.
2003–2013
[[File:NC-Congress-3.PNG300px]]
2013–2017
[[File:North Carolina US Congressional District 3 (since 2013).tif300px]]
2017–2021[[File:North_Carolina_US_Congressional_District_3_(since_2017).tifcenter300x300px]]
VacantnowrapFebruary 10, 2019 –
September 10, 2019
[[File:Rep. Greg Murphy 116th Congress Portrait.jpg100px]]
Greg Murphy
(Greenville)RepublicanSeptember 10, 2019 –
presentElected to finish Jones's term.
Re-elected in 2020.
Re-elected in 2022.
Re-elected in 2024.
2021–2023[[File:North Carolina's 3rd congressional district (since 2021).png300x300pxStatic map of 2021-3 congressional districtcenterframeless]]
2023–2025
[[File:North Carolina's 3rd congressional district (2023–2025) (new version).svgalt=District boundaries from 2023 to 2025300px]]
2025–present
[[File:North Carolina's 3rd congressional district (since 2025) (new version).svg300px]]

Past election results

2000

2002

2004

2006

2008

2010

2012

2014

2016

2018

2019 special election

2020

2022

2024

References

References

  1. "My Congressional District". U.S. Census Bureau Center for New Media and Promotion (CNMP).
  2. "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)".
  3. WITN. (September 17, 2019). "Greg Murphy sworn in as 3rd District Congressman".
  4. (January 17, 2012). "Former New Bern police chief seeks House seat". Kinston Free Press.
  5. (March 17, 2012). "Pitt County political rallies set".
  6. (2019-02-27). "3rd Congressional District special election filing begins next week". The Daily Standard.
  7. Doule, Steve. (February 23, 2022). "Check out new election maps: NC Supreme Court rejects appeals, approves special masters' districts". [[WGHP]].
  8. "johnlocke NC 2024 Congressional with Estimated PVI, October 2023".
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  10. "What the NC Supreme Court decision means for redistricting in the state and elsewhere".
  11. Lopez, Ashley. (2023-10-25). "North Carolina lawmakers approve maps creating gains for the GOP in Congress". NPR.
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  13. "Dra 2020".
  14. "Data Courtesy of Jeffrey B. Lewis, Brandon DeVine, and Lincoln Pritcher with Kenneth C. Martis".
  15. "North Carolina's 3rd Congressional District". Ballotpedia.
  16. (November 15, 2002). "11/05/2002 Official General Election Results - Statewide". North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  17. (November 12, 2004). "11/02/2004 Official General Election Results - Statewide". North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  18. (November 17, 2006). "11/07/2006 Official General Election Results - Statewide". North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  19. (November 14, 2008). "11/04/2008 Official General Election Results - Statewide". North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  20. (November 12, 2010). "11/02/2010 Official General Election Results - Statewide". North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  21. (November 16, 2012). "11/06/2012 Official General Election Results - Statewide". North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  22. (November 25, 2014). "11/04/2014 Official General Election Results - Statewide". North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  23. (December 13, 2016). "11/08/2016 Official General Election Results - Statewide". North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  24. "District 3, North Carolina State Board of Elections & Ethics Enforcement".
  25. "US House of Representatives District 03".
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