2000Final results
2000 election for North Carolina's 5th District
U.S. House · North Carolina
Richard Burr (R) won with 92.8% of the vote, defeating Steven Francis Leboeuf (Lib) by 85.6 points.
Richard BurrRepublican · winner
92.8%172,489
Steven Francis LeboeufLibertarian
7.2%13,366
185,855 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.
No independentRichard Burr
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Raised by the campaign
$968K
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Spent by the campaign
$421.1K
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Cash on hand
$904.4K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000