# North Carolina's 3rd House district

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.

## Geography

Since 2019, the district has included part of Craven County. The district overlaps with the 2nd Senate district.

## District officeholders since 1993

| Representative | Party | Dates | Notes | Counties |
| John M. Nichols | Republican | January 1, 1993 – January 1, 1999 | Lost re-election. | 1993–2003 Parts of Craven and Pamlico counties. |
| Scott Thomas | Democratic | January 1, 1999 – January 1, 2001 | Retired to run for State Senate. | 1993–2003 Parts of Craven and Pamlico counties. |
| Alice Graham Underhill | Democratic | January 1, 2001 – January 1, 2003 | Lost re-election. | 1993–2003 Parts of Craven and Pamlico counties. |
| Michael Gorman | Republican | January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2005 | Lost re-nomination. | 2003–2013 All of Pamlico County. Part of Craven County. |
| Alice Graham Underhill | Democratic | January 1, 2005 – January 1, 2011 | Lost re-election. | 2003–2013 All of Pamlico County. Part of Craven County. |
| Norman Sanderson | Republican | January 1, 2011 – January 1, 2013 | Retired to run for State Senate. | 2003–2013 All of Pamlico County. Part of Craven County. |
| Michael Speciale | Republican | January 1, 2013 – January 1, 2021 | Retired. | 2013–2019 All of Pamlico County. Parts of Craven and Beaufort counties. |
| Michael Speciale | Republican | January 1, 2013 – January 1, 2021 | Retired. | 2019–Present Part of Craven County. |
| Steve Tyson | Republican | January 1, 2021 – Present | | 2019–Present Part of Craven County. |

## Election results
### 2022

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

### 2020

North Carolina House of Representatives 3rd district Republican Primary election, 2020 :
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 8,453 | 100% |
North Carolina House of Representatives 3rd district general election, 2020 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Steve Tyson | 22,585 | 60.78% |
| | Democratic | Dorothea Downing White | 14,575 | 39.22% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 37,160 | 100% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2018

North Carolina House of Representatives 3rd district Democratic primary election, 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Barbara Lee | 2,451 | 67.65% |
| | Democratic | Charles Dudley | 1,172 | 32.35% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 3,623 | 100% |
North Carolina House of Representatives 3rd district Republican primary election, 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Michael Speciale (incumbent) | 2,947 | 57.25% |
| | Republican | Eric Queen | 2,201 | 42.75% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 5,148 | 100% |
North Carolina House of Representatives 3rd district general election, 2018 :
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 25,625 | 100% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2016

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

### 2014

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

### 2012

North Carolina House of Representatives 3rd district Republican primary election, 2012 :
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 6,997 | 100% |
North Carolina House of Representatives 3rd district general election, 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Michael Speciale | 20,811 | 59.24% |
| | Democratic | Robert B. Clayton | 14,320 | 40.76% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 35,131 | 100% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2010

North Carolina House of Representatives 3rd district general election, 2010 :
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 22,956 | 100% |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |

### 2008

North Carolina House of Representatives 3rd district Republican primary election, 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Norman Sanderson | 2,708 | 57.20% |
| | Republican | Renee Sisk | 2,026 | 42.80% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 4,734 | 100% |
North Carolina House of Representatives 3rd district general election, 2008 :
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 33,941 | 100% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2006

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

### 2004

North Carolina House of Representatives 3rd district Republican primary election, 2004 :
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 3,490 | 100% |
North Carolina House of Representatives 3rd district general election, 2004 :
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 29,612 | 100% |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |

### 2002

North Carolina House of Representatives 3rd district Republican primary election, 2002 :
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 4,322 | 100% |
North Carolina House of Representatives 3rd district general election, 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Michael Gorman | 10,777 | 50.43% |
| | Democratic | Alice Graham Underhill (incumbent) | 10,594 | 49.57% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 21,371 | 100% |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |

### 2000

North Carolina House of Representatives 3rd district general election, 2000 :
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 22,365 | 100% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |