Aspecial election was held on September 10, 2019, to fill the vacancy inNorth Carolina's 3rd congressional district United States House of Representatives for the remainder of the116th United States Congress .Walter B. Jones Jr. , theincumbent representative, died on February 10, 2019.[ 1]
Parties held primaries to decide their nominees. In order to win a party nomination outright, under current state law, a candidate must exceed 30% of the vote to avoid arunoff (presuming that the second-place finisher calls for that runoff). There must be 30 days of absentee voting prior to each election, according to state law.[ 2] Roy Cooper . Twenty-six candidates filed with the State Board of Elections by the filing deadline: 17Republicans , 6Democrats , 2Libertarians , and 1Constitution Party candidate.[ 3] [ 4]
Cooper set the primary date of April 30, in which theDemocrats selected Allen Thomas,Libertarians selected Tim Harris, and in theConstitution Party primary businessman Greg Holt won by default, but noRepublican achieved 30% of the vote. Voting for the Republican primary runoff occurred on Tuesday, July 9, between two candidates that are both physicians,Greg Murphy and Joan Perry.[ 5] Associated Press .
The general election was held on September 10, 2019. Murphy won the seat.[ 6] [ 7]
With the decision by the State Board of Elections to hold a new election to redo the2018 U.S. House election in North Carolina's 9th district , this became one of two congressional district special elections in North Carolina in 2019, the other being the9th district's special election held on the same day. This was the first time twoU.S. House special elections were held in the same state on the same day (not onElection Day ) since the May 3, 2008, electionsin Louisiana's 1st district and 6th district .[ 8]
Eliminated in runoff [ edit ] Joan Perry, pediatrician[ 11] Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Kevin Baiko, doctor[ 11] Paul Beaumont,Currituck County Commissioner[ 11] Graham Boyd, farmer[ 12] Celeste Cairns, accountant[ 11] Gary Ceres, library technician[ 12] Chimer Davis Clark Jr., small businessman[ 12] Don Cox, singer[ 13] Francis De Luca, former president ofCivitas Institute [ 13] Phil Law, Marine Corps veteran and candidate for U.S. Representative in2016 and2018 [ 14] [ 15] Jeff Moore, small businessman[ 16] Michele Nix, Vice Chair of theNorth Carolina Republican Party [ 17] [ 18] Mike Payment, Currituck County Commissioner[ 13] Eric Rouse,Lenoir County Commissioner[ 13] Phil Shepard ,state representative from the 15th district[ 14] Michael Speciale ,state representative from the 3rd district[ 14] Harry Brown ,state senator from the 6th district and incumbent North Carolina Senate Majority Leader[ 9] [ 19] George G. Cleveland ,state representative from the 14th district[ 20] Scott Dacey, former vice-chairman of theCraven County Board of Commissioners and candidate for U.S. Representative in2018 [ 17] Pete Gilbert,Pasquotank County Republican Party Chairman[ 21] Ed Goodwin ,state representative from the 1st district[ 21] Taylor Griffin, former aide toJesse Helms and candidate for U.S. Representative in2014 and2016 [ 17] Bobby Hanig ,state representative from the 6th district[ 22] Chris Humphrey ,state representative from the 12th district[ 20] Keith Kidwell ,state representative from the 79th district[ 20] Pat McElraft ,state representative from the 13th district[ 20] Joe McLaughlin, formerOnslow County Commissioner, candidate for U.S. Representative in2008 , candidate forNorth Carolina Commissioner of Insurance in2016 , and candidate for state representative in 2018[ 20] Carl Mischka, chairman of the 3rd congressional district Republican Party Executive Committee[ 17] Frank Palombo, candidate for U.S. Representative in2012 [ 20] Norman W. Sanderson ,state senator from the 2nd district[ 20] Sandy Smith, small businesswoman[ 23] Bob Steinburg ,state senator from the 1st district[ 21] Paul Wright, Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor Area 5 Dare County[ 24] Ashley Woolard , 2010 Repubulican nominee for US Congress (NC-01)2010 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina , 2012 US presidential elector NC Third Congressional DistrictList of 2012 United States presidential electors , former chairman Beaufort County Republican PartyPoll source Date(s) Sample Margin Celeste Phil Jeff Greg Joan Eric Phil Michael Other Undecided Atlantic Media & Research (R) [ 39] [ A] April 24–27, 2019 253 ± 6.1% 2% 3% 6% 14% 9% 4% 7% 6% 5%[ a] 44%
Results by county: Republican primary results Party Candidate Votes % Republican Greg Murphy 9,530 22.51 Republican Joan Perry 6,536 15.44 Republican Phil Shepard 5,101 12.05 Republican Michael Speciale 4,022 9.50 Republican Phil Law 3,690 8.72 Republican Eric Rouse 3,258 7.70 Republican Jeff Moore 2,280 5.39 Republican Francis De Luca 1,670 3.95 Republican Celeste Cairns 1,467 3.47 Republican Chimer Davis Clark Jr. 1,092 2.58 Republican Michele Nix 915 2.16 Republican Graham Boyd 897 2.12 Republican Paul Beaumont 805 1.90 Republican Mike Payment 537 1.27 Republican Don Cox 251 0.59 Republican Kevin Baiko 171 0.40 Republican Gary Ceres 108 0.26 Total votes 42,330 100.0
Results by county: 50–60%
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Republican primary runoff results Party Candidate Votes % Republican Greg Murphy 21,444 59.7 Republican Joan Perry 14,472 40.3 Total votes 35,916 100.0
Ollie Nelson, retired U.S. Marine, educator, and pastor[ 23] George Parrott, businessman[ 45] Scott Thomas , District Attorney for North Carolina's 4th prosecutorial district[ 46] Richard Bew
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Results by county: 40–50%
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Libertarian primary [ edit ] Shannon Bray, U.S. Navy veteran, author, cybersecurity expert[ 53] Tim Harris, U.S. Marine Corps veteran, IT engineer, candidate forNorth Carolina Senate for the 2nd district in 2018[ 54] Libertarian primary results Party Candidate Votes % Libertarian Tim Harris 75 55.97 Libertarian Shannon Bray 59 44.03 Total votes 134 100.0
Constitution primary [ edit ] [ edit ] Greg Holt, businessman[ 12] During the early voting period for this election,Hurricane Dorian battered the eastern coast of the United States, necessitating early voting to be halted in several counties on theOuter Banks until the storm had passed. This also happened in theelection forNorth Carolina's 9th congressional district .
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MrBeast American YouTuber and philanthropistPoll source Date(s) Sample Margin Greg Allen Other Undecided GAJ Solutions (R) [ 73] [ B] August 26–28, 2019 500 ± 4.0% 51% 40% 3%[ b] 6%
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Campaign finance reports as of August 21, 2019 Candidate (party) Total receipts Total disbursements Cash on hand Greg Murphy (R) $901,590.47 $803,487.06 $98,103.41 Allen Thomas (D) $564,575.49 $476,025.52 $88,549.97 Source: Federal Election Commission[ 75]
Despite the clear victory, 61.7% is the lowest Republican vote share in this district since2012 .
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^ Open-ended poll sponsored a "private client", likely Conservatives for a Better North Carolina, a super PAC supportingPhil Shepard ^ Poll conducted for RRH Additional candidates
^ Paul Beaumont, Chimer Clark, Don Cox, and Francis De Luca with 1%; Kevin Baiko, Gary Ceres, Michele Nix, and Mike Payment with 0% ^ Harris (L) with 2% and Holt (C) with 1% ^ Bolton, Alexander (February 10, 2019)."Rep. Walter Jones, GOP rebel and Iraq War critic, dies at age 76" .The Hill . RetrievedFebruary 11, 2019 . ^ Murphy, Brian (February 11, 2019)."Gov. Cooper to set dates for a special election to replace Walter Jones in Congress" .McClatchy . RetrievedFebruary 11, 2019 . ^ "Candidate Detail List" (PDF) .^ "NC State Board of Elections: Petitions in NC" . Ncsbe.gov. October 17, 2017. RetrievedJuly 15, 2019 .^ "Who is winning NC 3rd District special election race? | Raleigh News & Observer" . Archived fromthe original on May 1, 2019.^ "3rd Congressional District special election filing begins next week" . The Daily Standard. February 27, 2019. Archived fromthe original on July 10, 2019. RetrievedJuly 15, 2019 .^ "Republican Greg Murphy wins special election in North Carolina's 3rd District" .Roll Call . September 11, 2019.^ Ostermeier, Eric (September 10, 2019)."Two for the price of one" .Smart Politics .Archived from the original on September 15, 2019. RetrievedSeptember 15, 2019 . ^a b Pathe, Simone (February 11, 2019)."There's at least one special election coming to North Carolina soon" .Roll Call . RetrievedFebruary 11, 2019 . ^ Boyum, Tim (February 25, 2019)."NEW: NC Rep. Greg Murphy (R) will announce a run for #NC03 and Walter Jones seat with 5 city Eastern NC kickoff today. #ncpol #ncga" .@TimBoyumTV . RetrievedFebruary 25, 2019 . ^a b c d e f "CANDIDATE DETAIL LIST" (PDF) .^a b c d Pippin, Jannette (March 6, 2019)."Field of Republicans packed in race for Congressional seat" . RetrievedMarch 6, 2019 . ^a b c d "North Carolina Board of Elections Filing" (PDF) .^a b c Pippin, Jannette (February 18, 2019)."Candidates begin announcing run for Jones seat" .Jacksonville Daily News . RetrievedFebruary 18, 2019 . ^ JDNews."Meet Phil Law: U.S. House of Representatives District 3 candidate" .JDNews.com . Jackson, NC-Daily News. RetrievedApril 16, 2018 . ^ Jason, Boy (February 25, 2019)."Two more join field to fill Walter Jones' spot in Congress" . RetrievedFebruary 25, 2019 . ^a b c d Way, Dan (February 11, 2019)."Large field of contenders expected to try to succeed Jones in 3rd District" .Carolina Journal . RetrievedFebruary 12, 2019 . ^ Specht, Paul A. (February 18, 2019)."He's known for secession bill and attacking Obama as 'Islamic.' He wants a seat in Congress" .Raleigh News & Observer . RetrievedFebruary 19, 2019 . ^ Pippin, Jannette (March 4, 2019)."UPDATE: 6 file to run for Congressional seat" . RetrievedMarch 4, 2019 . ^a b c d e f g "NC-3: Rep. Walter Jones (R) Officially Retiring in 2020" .RRH Elections . January 2, 2019. RetrievedFebruary 13, 2019 .^a b c Hawley, Jon (February 3, 2019)."Special election would be needed to fill Jones' seat" .Greenville Daily Reflector . Archived fromthe original on February 12, 2019. RetrievedFebruary 11, 2019 . ^ Hawley, Jon (February 3, 2019)."GOP defers to Jones on resignation" .Elizabeth City Daily Advance . RetrievedFebruary 11, 2019 . ^a b Pippin, Jannette (February 25, 2019)."Candidates line up to run for vacant Congressional seat" . RetrievedFebruary 25, 2019 . ^ "U.S. Rep. Jones enters hospice care" .Greenville Daily Reflector . January 26, 2019. RetrievedFebruary 11, 2019 .^ "In Rare Endorsement, Trump Ally Rand Paul Taps Jeff Moore for Congress" . March 20, 2019.^a b " .The Daily Reflector . May 9, 2019. Archived fromthe original on May 17, 2019. RetrievedMay 17, 2019 .^ Dr. Greg Murphy."Greg Murphy on Twitter" .Twitter . ^ Rick Santorum."Rick Santorum on Twitter" .Twitter . ^a b Murphy, Brian (May 1, 2019)."Greg Murphy picks up a key endorsement ahead of GOP runoff for Congress" .The News & Observer . RetrievedMay 17, 2019 . ^ Dr. Greg Murphy."Greg Murphy on Twitter" .Twitter . ^ "We are proud to endorse @DrJoanPerry, a principled #ProLife, pro-woman leader for #NC03. As a mom of five and a pediatrician, unborn children and their mothers could not have a stronger champion than Joan standing up to the abortion lobby" .@SBAList . Twitter. March 28, 2019.^ "We said we'd support qualified #GOPwomen in primary elections, and today we announced our first endorsement.@drjoanperry is a pediatrician and political outsider who will be a strong voice for #NC03" .@WinningForWomen . Twitter. April 22, 2019.^ "FreedomWorks for America Endorses Joan Perry in North Carolina's Third Congressional District" .freedomworksforamerica.org . May 7, 2019. Archived fromthe original on May 14, 2019. RetrievedMay 14, 2019 .^ Joan Perry."I am honored to receive the endorsement from @maggieslist1, the country's leading organization specifically focused on electing CONSERVATIVE women to federal office. "Congress needs more conservative Republican women like Dr. Joan Perry," state's Maggie's List NC Chair. #NC03" . Twitter. ^ Talk of the Town."@RepLizCheney announced her endorsement for @drjoanperry for NC's 3rd Congressional District on this morning's Talk of the Town" . Twitter. ^ Joan Perry."So thankful I was able to spend this evening with Congressman @RepHolding! Congressman Holding has been an outstanding Conservative voice for the 2nd Congressional District of NC. I've very honored & humbled of his endorsement of my candidacy to Congress! #NC03 #NCpol" . Twitter. ^ Perry, Joan (March 28, 2019)."I'm blown away by the support of my good friend, Paul "Skip" Stam, who served as NC House Speaker Pro Tem. For decades, he's worked as hard as anyone to build the Republican Party in North Carolina. Read why he's supporting my campaign: #NC03 #NCpol" .@drjoanperry . Twitter. ^ Elise Stefanik."Proud to endorse @drjoanperry in #NC03. #EPAC will be maxing out to her campaign in the run off as the strongest candidate to represent her community in Congress. Thx to allies @WinningForWomen & @SBAList for stepping up to support strong, qualified, & exceptional #GOPWomen. 🇺🇸" . Twitter. ^ Atlantic Media & Research (R) ^ Robles, Dalisa (March 7, 2019)."Former Greenville Mayor Allen Thomas announces he will run for Congressional District 3" . WNCT. RetrievedMarch 7, 2019 . ^ "Richard Bew For Congress" (PDF) .FEC . March 5, 2019.^ Pathé, Simone (March 5, 2019)."Why this North Carolina Democrat thinks he can succeed Walter Jones" . RetrievedMarch 5, 2019 . ^ Pippin, Jannette (March 4, 2019)."UPDATE: 6 file to run for Congressional seat" . RetrievedMarch 5, 2019 . ^ Goforth, Wes (March 1, 2019)."New Bern mayor says he's running for Congress seat held by late Walter Jones" . RetrievedMarch 1, 2019 . ^ Hanks, Bryan (March 5, 2019)."Nix announces candidacy for Congress" .Neuse News .Another Democrat with Kinston roots, restaurateur George Parrott, has announced on Facebook he is running in the primary. ^ WITN (March 7, 2019)."Former Greenville mayor announces bid for Congress" .www.witn.com . RetrievedMarch 7, 2019 . ^ Murphy, Brian (March 15, 2019)."#NC03: Democratic candidate @bewforcongress gets an endorsement from a sitting U.S. Rep.: @sethmoulton and @serve_america. "He is the kind of leader we need to continue turning this country around," Moulton said. #ncpol" .@MurphinDC . Twitter. ^ McGrath, Amy (March 6, 2019)."My friend and fellow Marine Aviator, Colonel (Ret.) Richard Bew, is running in the fast approaching Special Election in #NC03If you think we need more public servants, not politicians, in DC, who will always put #CountryOverParty please follow and support @bewforcongress" .@AmyMcGrathKY . ^ Richard Ojeda [@VoteOjeda2020] (March 7, 2019)."To all of my friends/followers in North Carolina, Check out this Retired Colonel running for Congress in NC-3! He flew in Iraq, Afghanistan, Bosnia and Serbia. A great Democrat candidate who definitely understand LEADERSHIP and caring for people" (Tweet ). RetrievedMarch 7, 2019 – viaTwitter .^ Service America (March 15, 2019).".@bewforcongress is the kind of leader we need to continue turning this country around; we're proud to be supporting him this April and hope you will too.pic.twitter.com/cPhda7dCEk" .@serve_america . Twitter. ^ Stolz, Jon (March 15, 2019)."VoteVets PAC Endorses Richard Bew in North Carolina's Third District Race" .VoteVets.org . VoteVets PAC. ^a b Day, Chris (March 25, 2019)."Hunter: Dems need stronger turnout to win upcoming elections - Daily Advance" .www.dailyadvance.com . Daily Advance. Archived fromthe original on March 26, 2019. RetrievedMarch 26, 2019 .U.S. Rep. G.K. Butterfield, D-NC, recently endorsed Allen, Pate told the audience. ^ Murphy, Brian [@MurphinDC] (March 5, 2019)."Libertarian Party candidate Shannon Bray has filed to run in #NC03" (Tweet ). RetrievedMarch 5, 2019 – viaTwitter . ^ Pippin, Jannette (February 27, 2019)."UPDATE: 10 plan to run for Jones seat in special election" . RetrievedMarch 1, 2019 . ^ "2018 Senate Race Ratings" .The Cook Political Report . RetrievedOctober 11, 2017 .^ "2018 Senate Ratings" .The Rothenberg Political Report . RetrievedOctober 11, 2017 .^ Kondik, Kyle (September 5, 2019)."Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball » House Ratings Changes: NC-9 do-over election going down to the wire" .crystalball.centerforpolitics.org . Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball. Archived fromthe original on September 5, 2019. RetrievedSeptember 5, 2019 . ^ Donald J. Trump."Donald J. Trump on Twitter" .Twitter . ^ Mike Pence."Mike Pence on Twitter" .Twitter . ^ Thom Tillis."Thom Tillis on Twitter" .Twitter . ^ "Meadows, Jordan endorse Murphy" . YouTube.com. July 8, 2019. RetrievedJuly 15, 2019 .^ Donald Trump Jr."Donald Trump Jr. on Twitter" .Twitter . ^ Kayleigh McEnany."Kayleigh McEnany on Twitter" .Twitter . ^ National Right to Life."National Right to Life is pleased to endorse @DrGregMurphy1 for North Carolina's 3rd District special election on September 10. Be sure to get out there and #VoteProLife! @NCRTL" .Twitter . ^ "NFIB Endorses Greg Murphy in NC-03 Special Election" .National Federation of Independent Business . RetrievedAugust 28, 2019 .^ Alma Adams."Alma Adams on Twitter" .Twitter . ^a b c d "Endorsements" . Allen Thomas For Congress. July 22, 2019. Archived fromthe original on July 22, 2019. RetrievedJuly 22, 2019 .^ Julian Castro."Julian Castro on Twitter" .Twitter . ^ "Endorsements" . Dan McCready For Congress. March 27, 2019. Archived fromthe original on July 25, 2019. RetrievedJuly 22, 2019 .^ Erica D. Smith."Erica D. Smith on Twitter" .Twitter . ^ NC, Equality (May 14, 2019)."ENC is proud to endorse @AllenThomas4ENC for North Carolina's Third Congressional District" .@equalitync . Twitter. ^ "Sierra Club #ClimateVoter Guide: Endorsements" .Sierra Club . March 19, 2021.^ GAJ Solutions (R) ^ Strategic Partners Solutions ^ "2020 Election United States House - North Carolina - District 03" .FEC.gov .^ "US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DISTRICT 03 - REP (VOTE FOR 1)" .NC State Board of Elections . RetrievedSeptember 20, 2019 .Official campaign websites
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