Election Name: | 2002 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina |
Country: | North Carolina |
Type: | legislative |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2000 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina |
Previous Year: | 2000 |
Next Election: | 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina |
Next Year: | 2004 |
Seats For Election: | All 13 North Carolina seats in the United States House of Representatives |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Last Election1: | 7 |
Seats1: | 7 |
Popular Vote1: | 1,209,033 |
Percentage1: | 53.87% |
Swing1: | 0.65% |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Last Election2: | 5 |
Seats2: | 6 |
Seat Change2: | 1 |
Popular Vote2: | 970,716 |
Percentage2: | 43.26% |
Swing2: | 0.29% |
The United States House of Representative elections of 2002 in North Carolina were held on November 5, 2002, as part of the biennial elections to the United States House of Representatives. All thirteen seats in North Carolina, and 435 nationwide, were elected.
The election saw the number of represented elected from North Carolina increase by one after the 2000 census. The Republicans won seven seats, as in 2000, while the Democrats gained one to put them at six.
This election should not be confused with the 2002 North Carolina House of Representatives election, which was held on the same day.