2002Final results
2002 election for North Carolina's 6th District
U.S. House · North Carolina
Howard Coble (R) won with 90.4% of the vote, defeating Tara Grubb (Lib) by 80.8 points.
Howard CobleRepublican · winner
90.4%151,430
Tara GrubbLibertarian
9.6%16,067
167,497 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 2002
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.
No independentHoward Coble
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Raised by the campaign
$387.9K
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Spent by the campaign
$282.5K
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Cash on hand
$803.6K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2002.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2002