2000Final results
2000 election for North Carolina's 2nd District
U.S. House · North Carolina
Bob Etheridge (D) won with 58.3% of the vote, defeating Doug Haynes (R) by 17.4 points.
Bob EtheridgeDemocrat · winner
58.3%146,733
Doug HaynesRepublican
40.9%103,011
Mark Daniel JacksonLibertarian
0.8%2,094
251,838 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 2000
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 EtheridgeDoug Haynes
$1.1M
Raised by the campaign
$281.9K
$911.6K
Spent by the campaign
$281.9K
$235.1K
Cash on hand
$0
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000