2000Final results
2000 election for North Carolina's 8th District
U.S. House · North Carolina
Robin Hayes (R) won with 55.0% of the vote, defeating Mike Taylor (D) by 11.0 points.
Robin HayesRepublican · winner
55.0%111,950
Mike TaylorDemocrat
44.0%89,505
Jack SchwartzLibertarian
1.0%2,009
203,464 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.
Mike TaylorRobin Hayes
$842K
Raised by the campaign
$2M
$816.6K
Spent by the campaign
$1.9M
$27.7K
Cash on hand
$28.5K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000