2000Final results
2000 election for North Carolina's 6th District
U.S. House · North Carolina
Howard Coble (R) won with 91.0% of the vote, defeating Jeffrey Dean Bentley (Lib) by 82.3 points.
Howard CobleRepublican · winner
91.0%195,727
Jeffrey Dean BentleyLibertarian
8.7%18,726
215,085 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.
Jeffrey Dean BentleyHoward Coble
$4.9K
Raised by the campaign
$566.3K
$4.9K
Spent by the campaign
$301.8K
$16
Cash on hand
$664.3K
Campaign money: FEC, through Nov 27, 2000; FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000