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2000Final results

2000 election for North Carolina House District 15

North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina

J. Sam Ellis (R) won with 58.6% of the vote, defeating Thomas B. Hunt (D) by 17.2 points.

J. Sam EllisRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.6%21,286
41.4%15,041
36,327 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 2000

Races before and after

EvenR+4.21992R+39.61994R+21.81996R+17.22000R+41.62002R+23.82006

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET