2000Final results
2000 election for North Carolina Senate District 3
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
Scott Thomas (D) won with 54.1% of the vote, defeating David G. Hipps (R) by 8.3 points.
Scott ThomasDemocrat · winner
54.1%29,313
David G. HippsRepublican
45.9%24,836
54,149 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