North Carolina's 3rd House district should not be confused with North Carolina's 3rd congressional district.
| State: | North Carolina |
| District: | 3 |
| Chamber: | House of Representatives |
| Representative: | Steve Tyson |
| Party: | Republican |
| Residence: | New Bern |
| Percent White: | 64 |
| Percent Black: | 21 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 8 |
| Percent Asian: | 4 |
| Percent Native American: | 1 |
| Percent Remainder Of Multiracial: | 2 |
| Population: | 75,739 |
| Population Year: | 2020 |
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.[1]
Since 2019, the district has included part of Craven County. The district overlaps with the 2nd Senate district.
| Representative | Party | Dates | Notes | Counties | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | John M. Nichols | Republican | nowrap | January 1, 1993 – January 1, 1999 | Lost re-election. | 1993–2003 Parts of Craven and Pamlico counties.[2] | |
| align=left | Scott Thomas | Democratic | nowrap | January 1, 1999 – January 1, 2001 | Retired to run for State Senate. | ||
| align=left | Alice Graham Underhill | Democratic | nowrap | January 1, 2001 – January 1, 2003 | Lost re-election. | ||
| align=left | Michael Gorman | Republican | nowrap | January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2005 | Lost re-nomination. | 2003–2013 All of Pamlico County. Part of Craven County.[3] [4] | |
| align=left | Alice Graham Underhill | Democratic | nowrap | January 1, 2005 – January 1, 2011 | Lost re-election. | ||
| align=left | Norman Sanderson | Republican | nowrap | January 1, 2011 – January 1, 2013 | Retired to run for State Senate. | ||
Michael Speciale | Republican | January 1, 2013 – January 1, 2021 | Retired. | 2013–2019 All of Pamlico County. Parts of Craven and Beaufort counties.[5] | |||
| 2019–Present Part of Craven County.[6] [7] [8] | |||||||
| align=left | Steve Tyson | Republican | nowrap | January 1, 2021 – Present |