2000Final results
2000 election for North Carolina House District 51
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
3 seats: Wilma Sherrill (R), Martin L. Nesbitt (D), Lanier M. Cansler (R) won.
3 seatsWilma SherrillRepublican · winner · incumbent
19.8%41,402
Martin L. NesbittDemocrat · winner · incumbent
18.5%38,594
Lanier M. CanslerRepublican · winner · incumbent
18.2%38,041
Barbara FieldDemocrat
15.4%32,224
J. Ray ElingburgDemocrat
14.4%29,951
Betty B. WilliamsRepublican
13.6%28,384
208,596 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET