North Carolina's 3rd House district

North Carolina's 3rd State
House of Representatives
district
Representative
  Steve Tyson
R–New Bern
Demographics66% White
20% Black
6% Hispanic
3% Asian
1% Other
3% Multiracial
Population (2024)85,794

North Carolina's 3rd House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Republican Steve Tyson since 2021.[1]

Geography

Since 2019, the district has included part of Craven County. The district overlaps with the 3rd Senate district.

District officeholders

Multi-member district

Representative Party Dates Notes Representative Party Dates Notes Representative Party Dates Notes Counties
District created January 1, 1967.
Nelson Taylor
(Morehead City)		 Democratic January 1, 1967 –
January 1, 1969		 James Sugg
(New Bern)		 Democratic January 1, 1967 –
January 1, 1969		 Ruffin Godwin
(New Bern)		 Democratic January 1, 1967 –
January 1, 1971		 Redistricted from the Craven County district. 1967–1973
All of Carteret, Craven, and Pamlico counties.[2]
Henry Boshamer
(Morehead City)		 Democratic January 1, 1969 –
January 1, 1971		 Chris Barker Jr.
(New Bern)		 Democratic January 1, 1969 –
January 1, 1987
Ronald Earl Mason
(Beaufort)		 Democratic January 1, 1971 –
January 1, 1973		 Redistricted to the 4th district. Joe Bright
(Vanceboro)		 Democratic January 1, 1971 –
January 1, 1981
Daniel Lilley
(Kinston)		 Democratic January 1, 1973 –
January 1, 1993		 Redistricted from the 9th district. 1973–1983
All of Lenoir, Jones, Craven, and Pamlico counties.[3]
Gerald Anderson
(Bridgeton)		 Democratic January 1, 1981 –
January 1, 1993
1983–1993
All of Lenoir, Craven, and Pamlico counties.[4]

Bev Perdue
(New Bern)		 Democratic January 1, 1987 –
January 1, 1991		 Retired to run for State Senate.
William Wainwright
(Havelock)		 Democratic January 1, 1991 –
January 1, 1993		 Redistricted to the 79th district.

Single-member district

Representative Party Dates Notes Counties
John Nichols
(New Bern)		 Republican January 1, 1993 –
January 1, 1999		 Lost re-election. 1993–2003
Parts of Craven and Pamlico counties.[5]

Scott Thomas
(New Bern)		 Democratic January 1, 1999 –
January 1, 2001		 Retired to run for State Senate.

Alice Graham Underhill
(New Bern)		 Democratic January 1, 2001 –
January 1, 2003		 Lost re-election.

Michael Gorman
(Trent Woods)		 Republican January 1, 2003 –
January 1, 2005		 Lost re-nomination. 2003–2013
All of Pamlico County.
Part of Craven County.[6][7]

Alice Graham Underhill
(New Bern)		 Democratic January 1, 2005 –
January 1, 2011		 Lost re-election.

Norman Sanderson
(Minnesott Beach)		 Republican January 1, 2011 –
January 1, 2013		 Retired to run for State Senate.

Michael Speciale
(New Bern)		 Republican January 1, 2013 –
January 1, 2021		 Retired. 2013–2019
All of Pamlico County.
Parts of Craven and Beaufort counties.[8]
2019–Present
Part of Craven County.[9][10][11][12]

Steve Tyson
(New Bern)		 Republican January 1, 2021 –
Present

Election results

2024

North Carolina House of Representatives 3rd district Democratic primary election, 2024[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Linda Moore 1,948 38.56%
Democratic Dorothea Downing White 1,820 36.03%
Democratic Cynthia Evans-Robinson 1,284 25.42%
Total votes 5,052 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 3rd district general election, 2024[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Steve Tyson (incumbent) 29,825 61.68%
Democratic Linda Moore 18,530 38.32%
Total votes 48,355 100%
Republican hold

2022

North Carolina House of Representatives 3rd district general election, 2022[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Steve Tyson (incumbent) 23,739 100%
Total votes 23,739 100%
Republican hold

2020

North Carolina House of Representatives 3rd district Republican Primary election, 2020[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Steve Tyson 4,445 52.58%
Republican Jim Kohr 1,783 21.09%
Republican Eric Queen 1,474 17.44%
Republican Guy D. Smith 751 8.88%
Total votes 8,453 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 3rd district general election, 2020[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Steve Tyson 22,585 60.78%
Democratic Dorothea Downing White 14,575 39.22%
Total votes 37,160 100%
Republican hold

2018

North Carolina House of Representatives 3rd district Democratic primary election, 2018[18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Barbara Lee 2,451 67.65%
Democratic Charles Dudley 1,172 32.35%
Total votes 3,623 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 3rd district Republican primary election, 2018[19]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michael Speciale (incumbent) 2,947 57.25%
Republican Eric Queen 2,201 42.75%
Total votes 5,148 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 3rd district general election, 2018[20]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michael Speciale (incumbent) 14,068 54.90%
Democratic Barbara Lee 10,874 42.44%
Libertarian T. Lee Horne III 683 2.67%
Total votes 25,625 100%
Republican hold

2016

North Carolina House of Representatives 3rd district general election, 2016[21]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michael Speciale (incumbent) 23,273 64.81%
Democratic Marva Fisher Baldwin 12,638 35.19%
Total votes 35,911 100%
Republican hold

2014

North Carolina House of Representatives 3rd district general election, 2014[22]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michael Speciale (incumbent) 14,584 58.09%
Democratic Whit Whitley 10,524 41.91%
Total votes 25,108 100%
Republican hold

2012

North Carolina House of Representatives 3rd district Republican primary election, 2012[23]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michael Speciale 4,090 58.45%
Republican Wayne Langston 1,613 23.05%
Republican Clayton Tripp 1,294 18.49%
Total votes 6,997 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 3rd district general election, 2012[24]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michael Speciale 20,811 59.24%
Democratic Robert B. Clayton 14,320 40.76%
Total votes 35,131 100%
Republican hold

2010

North Carolina House of Representatives 3rd district general election, 2010[25]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Norman Sanderson 14,620 63.69%
Democratic Alice Graham Underhill (incumbent) 7,859 34.24%
Libertarian Herb Sobel 477 2.08%
Total votes 22,956 100%
Republican gain from Democratic

2008

North Carolina House of Representatives 3rd district Republican primary election, 2008[26]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Norman Sanderson 2,708 57.20%
Republican Renee Sisk 2,026 42.80%
Total votes 4,734 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 3rd district general election, 2008[27]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Alice Graham Underhill (incumbent) 16,943 49.92%
Republican Norman Sanderson 16,173 47.65%
Libertarian Herb Sobel 825 2.43%
Total votes 33,941 100%
Democratic hold

2006

North Carolina House of Representatives 3rd district Republican primary election, 2006[28]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michael Speciale 1,384 63.54%
Republican Michael Gorman 794 36.46%
Total votes 2,178 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 3rd district general election, 2006[29]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Alice Graham Underhill (incumbent) 10,772 55.70%
Republican Michael Speciale 8,568 44.30%
Total votes 19,340 100%
Democratic hold

2004

North Carolina House of Representatives 3rd district Republican primary election, 2004[30]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michael Speciale 1,559 44.67%
Republican Michael Gorman (incumbent) 1,334 38.22%
Republican John M. Nichols 453 12.98%
Republican Kirby R. Braxton 144 4.13%
Total votes 3,490 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 3rd district general election, 2004[31]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Alice Graham Underhill 15,156 51.18%
Republican Michael Speciale 13,947 47.10%
Libertarian Herbert M. Sobel 509 1.72%
Total votes 29,612 100%
Democratic gain from Republican

2002

North Carolina House of Representatives 3rd district Republican primary election, 2002[32]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michael Gorman 2,388 55.25%
Republican Joyce Hill King 1,028 23.79%
Republican Michael Speciale 906 20.96%
Total votes 4,322 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 3rd district general election, 2002[33]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michael Gorman 10,777 50.43%
Democratic Alice Graham Underhill (incumbent) 10,594 49.57%
Total votes 21,371 100%
Republican gain from Democratic

2000

North Carolina House of Representatives 3rd district general election, 2000[34]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Alice Graham Underhill 10,329 46.18%
Republican John M. Nichols 9,099 40.68%
Independent Bill Harper 2,937 13.13%
Total votes 22,365 100%
Democratic hold

References

  1. ↑ "State House District 3, NC". Census Reporter. Retrieved April 29, 2026.
  2. ↑ J. D. Lewis (2014). "North Carolina State House of Representatives Districts Map - 1967 to 1972". Retrieved April 29, 2026.
  3. ↑ J. D. Lewis (2014). "North Carolina State House of Representatives Districts Map - 1973 to 1982". Retrieved April 29, 2026.
  4. ↑ J. D. Lewis (2014). "North Carolina State House of Representatives Districts Map - 1985 to 1992". Retrieved April 29, 2026.
  5. ↑ "1992 House Base Plan 5" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Interim House Redistricting Plan For N.C. 2002 Election" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  7. ↑ "House Redistricting Plan" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Lewis-Dollar-Dockham 4" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  9. ↑ "2018 House Election Districts" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  10. ↑ "HB 1020, 2nd Edition - 2019 House Remedial Map" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  11. ↑ "S.L. 2022-4 House" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
  12. ↑ "SS.L. 2023-149 House" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
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  34. ↑ "NC State House 003". Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
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