1998 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina
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{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1998 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina
| country = North Carolina
| type = legislative
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1996 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina
| previous_year = 1996
| next_election = 2000 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina
| next_year = 2000
| seats_for_election = All 12 North Carolina seats in the United States House of Representatives
| election_date = {{Start date|1998|11|03}}
| party1 = Republican Party (United States)
| last_election1 = 6
| seats1 = 7
| seat_change1 = {{increase}}1
| popular_vote1 = 1,014,010
| percentage1 = 53.26%
| swing1 = {{decrease}} 0.03%
| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)
| last_election2 = 6
| seats2 = 5
| seat_change2 = {{decrease}}1
| popular_vote2 = 827,078
| percentage2 = 43.44%
| swing2 = {{decrease}} 1.74%
| map_image =
| map_caption = {{col-begin}}
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Republican
{{legend|#e27f90|50–60%}}
{{legend|#D40000|70–80%}}
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Democratic
{{legend|#86b6f2|50–60%}}
{{legend|#4389E3|60–70%}}
{{legend|#1666cb|70–80%}}
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}}
{{ElectionsNC}}
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 nationwide, were elected.
The Republicans won seven seats to the Democrats' five. Eleven incumbents won re-election, while Democrat Bill Hefner's retirement in the 8th district allowed Republican Robin Hayes to enter the House for the first time. The Libertarian Party ran in every district, almost quadrupling their total vote share, but their vote was smaller than the margin of victory in all races.
Summary
{{Election summary begin |title = 1998 United States House of Representative elections in North Carolina – Summary }}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|seats = 7
|gain = 1
|loss = 0
|net = +1
|seats % = 58.33
|votes % = 53.26
|votes = 1,014,010
|plus/minus = –0.03
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|seats = 5
|gain = 0
|loss = 1
|net = –1
|seats % = 41.67
|votes % = 43.44
|votes = 827,078
|plus/minus = –1.74
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Libertarian Party (United States)
|seats = 0
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|net = ±0
|seats % = 0
|votes % = 3.29
|votes = 62,678
|plus/minus = +2.38
}}
{{Election box end}}
Results
{{Election box begin | title=1998 United States House of Representatives North Carolina 1st District election{{cite web|url=http://www.app.sboe.state.nc.us/NCSBE/Elec/Results/98generl/totals.pdf|title=1998 General Election|publisher=North Carolina State Board of Elections|access-date=7 January 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081126222703/http://www.app.sboe.state.nc.us/NCSBE/Elec/Results/98generl/totals.pdf|archive-date=2008-11-26|url-status=dead}} }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Eva M. Clayton (incumbent)
|votes = 85,125
|percentage = 62.25
|change = –3.65
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Ted Tyler
|votes = 50,578
|percentage = 36.99
|change = +3.86
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Libertarian Party (United States)
|candidate = Jack Schwartz
|votes = 1,044
|percentage = 0.76
|change = +0.11
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 136,747
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=1998 United States House of Representatives North Carolina 2nd District election }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Bob Etheridge (incumbent)
|votes = 100,550
|percentage = 57.39
|change = 4.85
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Dan Page
|votes = 72,997
|percentage = 41.67
|change = -4.01
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Libertarian Party (United States)
|candidate = Mark Jackson
|votes = 1,647
|percentage = 0.94
|change = -0.39
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 175,194
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=1998 United States House of Representatives North Carolina 3rd District election }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Walter B. Jones Jr. (incumbent)
|votes = 83,529
|percentage = 61.91
|change = +0.56
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Jon Williams
|votes = 50,041
|percentage = 37.09
|change = –0.74
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Libertarian Party (United States)
|candidate = Chris Nubel
|votes = 1,342
|percentage = 0.99
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=1998 United States House of Representatives North Carolina 4th District election }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = David Price (incumbent)
|votes = 129,157
|percentage = 57.43
|change = +3.03
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Tom Roberg
|votes = 93,469
|percentage = 41.56
|change = –2.20
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Libertarian Party (United States)
|candidate = Gary Goodson
|votes = 2,284
|percentage = 1.02
|change = –0.41
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 224,910
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
[[File:1998 North Carolina's 5th congressional district election results map by county.svg|thumb|Results by county
{{collapsible list
| title = {{legend|#E27F7F|Burr}}
|{{legend|#D75D5D|60–70%}}
|{{legend|#D72F30|70–80%}}
}}
{{collapsible list
| title = {{legend|#7996E2|Robinson}}
|{{legend|#7996E2|50–60%}}
}}
]]
{{Election box begin | title=1998 United States House of Representatives North Carolina 5th District election }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Richard Burr (incumbent)
|votes = 119,103
|percentage = 67.56
|change = +5.48
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Mike Robinson
|votes = 55,806
|percentage = 31.66
|change = –3.79
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Libertarian Party (United States)
|candidate = Gene Paczelt
|votes = 1,382
|percentage = 0.78
|change = –1.22
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 176,291
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=1998 United States House of Representatives North Carolina 6th District election }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Howard Coble (incumbent)
|votes = 112,740
|percentage = 88.64
|change = +15.20
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Libertarian Party (United States)
|candidate = Jeffrey D. Bentley
|votes = 14,454
|percentage = 11.36
|change = +10.19
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 127,194
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=1998 United States House of Representatives North Carolina 7th District election }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Mike McIntyre (incumbent)
|votes = 124,366
|percentage = 91.25
|change = +38.37
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Libertarian Party (United States)
|candidate = Paul Meadows
|votes = 11,924
|percentage = 8.75
|change = +7.80
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 136,290
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=1998 United States House of Representatives North Carolina 8th District election }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Robin Hayes
|votes = 67,505
|percentage = 50.71
|change = +7.01
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Mike Taylor
|votes = 64,127
|percentage = 48.17
|change = –7.01
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Libertarian Party (United States)
|candidate = Bob Burns
|votes = 1,492
|percentage = 1.12
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 133,124
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=1998 United States House of Representatives North Carolina 9th District election }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Sue Wilkins Myrick (incumbent)
|votes = 120,570
|percentage = 69.26
|change = +6.31
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Rory Blake
|votes = 51,345
|percentage = 29.49
|change = –5.90
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Libertarian Party (United States)
|candidate = Alvin Jeffrey Taylor
|votes = 2,167
|percentage = 1.24
|change = +0.27
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=1998 United States House of Representatives North Carolina 10th District election }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Cass Ballenger (incumbent)
|votes = 118,541
|percentage = 85.58
|change = +15.60
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Libertarian Party (United States)
|candidate = Deborah Garrett Eddins
|votes = 19,970
|percentage = 14.42
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 138,511
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=1998 United States House of Representatives North Carolina 11th District election }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Charles H. Taylor (incumbent)
|votes = 112,908
|percentage = 56.62
|change = –1.65
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = David Young
|votes = 84,256
|percentage = 42.25
|change = +2.23
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Libertarian Party (United States)
|candidate = Chris Heckert
|votes = 2,259
|percentage = 1.13
|change = +0.12
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 199,423
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=1998 United States House of Representatives North Carolina 12th District election }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Mel Watt (incumbent)
|votes = 82,305
|percentage = 55.96
|change = –15.53
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Scott Keadle
|votes = 62,070
|percentage = 42.20
|change = +15.49
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Libertarian Party (United States)
|candidate = Michael G. Smith
|votes = 2,713
|percentage = 1.84
|change = +0.77
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 147,088
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}