1998Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1998 election for North Carolina's 8th District
U.S. House · North Carolina
Robin Hayes (R) won with 50.7% of the vote, defeating Mike Taylor (D) by 2.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Robin HayesRepublican · winner
50.7%67,505
Mike TaylorDemocrat
48.2%64,127
Bob BurnsLibertarian
1.1%1,492
133,124 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.
Mike TaylorRobin Hayes
$378.2K
Raised by the campaign
$1.2M
$375.8K
Spent by the campaign
$1.2M
$2.4K
Cash on hand
$10.1K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1998.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1998