1998Final results
1998 election for North Carolina's 2nd District
U.S. House · North Carolina
Bob Etheridge (D) won with 57.4% of the vote, defeating Dan Page (R) by 15.7 points.
Bob EtheridgeDemocrat · winner
57.4%100,550
Dan PageRepublican
41.7%72,997
Mark Daniel JacksonLibertarian
0.9%1,647
175,194 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1998
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Bob EtheridgeDan Page
$1.1M
Raised by the campaign
$351.3K
$1.1M
Spent by the campaign
$349.9K
$36.4K
Cash on hand
$1.3K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1998; FEC, through Nov 23, 1998.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1998