Claim: During the 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina, Democratic incumbent and Sampson County native Bob Etheridge won by over 100,000 votes against either opponent in the 2nd district.
Evidence: Bob Etheridge Incumbent re-elected. Bob Etheridge 199,730 Dan Mansell 93,323 Bob Etheridge was born on August 7, 1941 in Sampson County, North Carolina, United States to John P. Etheridge and Beatrice Coats Etheridge.