1998Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1998 election for North Carolina House District 3
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
Scott Thomas (D) won with 47.2% of the vote, defeating John M. Nichols (R) by 8.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Scott ThomasDemocrat · winner
47.2%7,730
John M. NicholsRepublican · incumbent
38.6%6,324
Bill HarperOther party
14.2%2,334
16,388 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1998
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET