2000Final results
2000 election for North Carolina House District 61
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
J. Arthur Pope (R) won with 51.0% of the vote, defeating M. Jackson Nichols (D) by 2.0 points.
J. Arthur PopeRepublican · winner
51.0%14,810
M. Jackson NicholsDemocrat
49.0%14,243
29,053 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