2002Final results
2002 election for North Carolina's 8th District
U.S. House · North Carolina
Robin Hayes (R) won with 53.6% of the vote, defeating Chris Kouri (D) by 9.0 points.
Robin HayesRepublican · winner
53.6%80,298
Chris KouriDemocrat
44.6%66,819
Mark Andrew JohnsonLibertarian
1.7%2,619
149,736 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.
Chris KouriRobin Hayes
$690.2K
Raised by the campaign
$2.3M
$679.8K
Spent by the campaign
$2.3M
$10.4K
Cash on hand
$63.6K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2002.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2002