2004 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina

2004 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina
← 2002 November 3, 2004 2006 →
All 13 North Carolina seats in the United States House of Representatives
Republican 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%	Democratic 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%

The United States House of Representative elections of 2004 in North Carolina were held on November 3, 2004, as part of the biennial election to the United States House of Representatives. All thirteen seats in North Carolina, and 435 nationwide, were elected.

The parties' positions were unchanged. The Democrats gained in the popular vote share across the state, thanks predominantly to running candidates in two districts they hadn't contested in 2002. However, no districts changed hands. Two new Republican representatives were elected to replace non-running incumbents: Patrick McHenry and Virginia Foxx. G. K. Butterfield retained the seat that he had won in a special election earlier in the year.

Summary

2004 United States House of Representative elections in North Carolina – Summary
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Republican	7	0	0	±0	53.85	51.07	1,743,131	–2.80
	Democratic	6	0	0	±0	46.15	48.93	1,669,864	+5.67

District 1

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[1]	Safe D	October 29, 2004
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[2]	Safe D	November 1, 2004

Results

2004 United States House of Representatives North Carolina 1st District election^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	G. K. Butterfield (incumbent)	137,667	63.98	+0.24
	Republican	Greg Dority	77,508	36.02	+1.19
Turnout			215,175

District 2

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[1]	Safe D	October 29, 2004
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[2]	Safe D	November 1, 2004

Results

2004 United States House of Representatives North Carolina 2nd District election^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Bob Etheridge (incumbent)	145,079	62.30	–3.06
	Republican	Billy Creech	87,811	37.70	+4.43
Turnout			232,890

District 3

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[1]	Safe R	October 29, 2004
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[2]	Safe R	November 1, 2004

Results

2004 United States House of Representatives North Carolina 3rd District election^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Walter B. Jones Jr. (incumbent)	171,863	70.70	–20.00
	Democratic	Roger A. Eaton	71,227	29.30	N/A
Turnout			243,090

District 4

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[1]	Safe D	October 29, 2004
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[2]	Safe D	November 1, 2004

Results

2004 United States House of Representatives North Carolina 4th District election^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	David Price (incumbent)	217,441	64.10	+2.91
	Republican	Todd A. Batchelor^[7]^[8]	121,717	35.88	–0.27
	Independent	Maximilian Longley (write-in)	76	0.02	N/A
Turnout			339,234

District 5

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[1]	Safe R	October 29, 2004
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[2]	Safe R	November 1, 2004

Results

2004 United States House of Representatives North Carolina 5th District election^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Virginia Foxx	167,546	58.83	–11.36
	Democratic	Jim A. Harrell, Jr.	117,271	41.17	+11.36
Turnout			284,817

District 6

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[1]	Safe R	October 29, 2004
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[2]	Safe R	November 1, 2004

Results

2004 United States House of Representatives North Carolina 6th District election^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Howard Coble (incumbent)	207,470	73.15	–17.26
	Democratic	William W. Jordan	76,153	26.85	N/A
Turnout			283,623

District 7

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[1]	Safe D	October 29, 2004
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[2]	Safe D	November 1, 2004

Results

2004 United States House of Representatives North Carolina 7th District election^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Mike McIntyre (incumbent)	180,382	73.19	+2.06
	Republican	James R. Adams	66,084	26.81	–0.51
Turnout			246,466

District 8

The incumbent was Republican Robin Hayes, who was re-elected with 53.6% of the vote in 2002.^[12]

The 8th district at this time included Richmond, Anson, Scotland, Hoke , Montgomery, Stanly, and Cabarrus counties along with parts of Mecklenburg and Cumberland counties.

Initially, Wayne Troutman, a prominent Democratic businessman from Cabarrus County considered entering the race, but he decided to withdraw in favor of his daughter, Beth Troutman, a production assistant on the set of The West Wing. ^[13] Troutman would win the Democratic primary by 45% against Green Party activist Mark Ortiz. ^[14]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[1]	Safe R	October 29, 2004
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[2]	Safe R	November 1, 2004

Results

2004 United States House of Representatives North Carolina 8th District election^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Robin Hayes (incumbent)	125,070	55.54	+1.92
	Democratic	Beth Troutman	100,101	44.46	–0.17
Turnout			225,171

District 9

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[1]	Safe R	October 29, 2004
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[2]	Safe R	November 1, 2004

Results

2004 United States House of Representatives North Carolina 9th District election^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Sue Wilkins Myrick (incumbent)	210,783	70.24	–2.18
	Democratic	Jack Flynn	89,318	29.76	+3.93
Turnout			300,101

District 10

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[1]	Safe R	October 29, 2004
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[2]	Safe R	November 1, 2004

Results

2004 United States House of Representatives North Carolina 10th District election^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Patrick McHenry	157,884	64.15	+4.85
	Democratic	Anne N. Fischer	88,233	35.85	–2.00
Turnout			246,117

District 11

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[1]	Lean R	October 29, 2004
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[2]	Safe R	November 1, 2004

Results

2004 United States House of Representatives North Carolina 11th District election^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Charles H. Taylor (incumbent)	159,709	54.90	–0.64
	Democratic	Patsy Keever	131,188	45.10	+2.25
Turnout			290,897

District 12

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[1]	Safe D	October 29, 2004
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[2]	Safe D	November 1, 2004

Results

2004 United States House of Representatives North Carolina 12th District election^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Mel Watt (incumbent)	154,908	66.83	+1.49
	Republican	Ada Fisher	76,898	33.17	+0.39
Turnout			231,806

District 13

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[1]	Safe D	October 29, 2004
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[2]	Safe D	November 1, 2004

Results

2004 United States House of Representatives North Carolina 13th District election^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Brad Miller (incumbent)	160,896	58.79	+4.07
	Republican	Virginia Johnson	112,788	41.21	–1.18
Turnout			273,684

Footnotes

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "2004 Competitive House Race Chart" (PDF). House: Race Ratings. Cook Political Report. October 29, 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 10, 2006. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "2004 House". Sabato's Crystal Ball. November 3, 2004. Archived from the original on November 11, 2004. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
↑ "2004 General Election Results US House (1st District)". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved January 11, 2010.
↑ "2004 General Election Results US House (2nd District)". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved January 11, 2010.
↑ "2004 General Election Results US House (3rd District)". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved January 11, 2010.
↑ "2004 General Election Results US House (4th District)". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved January 11, 2010.
↑ Todd A. Batchelor (born April 11, 1970) is an American businessman and from North Carolina. He defeated challenger Whit Whitfield and two other candidates in a contested Republican primary, in what was described as a "shocking upset."
↑ "North Carolina Decides: Late Primary With Low Turnout" Archived February 16, 2005, at the Wayback Machine, American Daily, July 29, 2004
↑ "2004 General Election Results US House (5th District)". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved January 11, 2010.
↑ "2004 General Election Results US House (6th District)". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on October 1, 2011. Retrieved January 11, 2010.
↑ "2004 General Election Results US House (7th District)". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved January 11, 2010.^{[permanent dead link]}
↑ "2002 ELECTION STATISTICS". clerk.house.gov. Retrieved July 12, 2026.
↑ The Mount Airy News. The Mount Airy News.
↑ "2004 Election Results for North Carolina -- RightDataUSA.com". rightdatausa.com. Retrieved July 13, 2026.
↑ "2004 General Election Results US House (8th District)". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved January 11, 2010.^{[permanent dead link]}
↑ "2004 General Election Results US House (9th District)". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved January 11, 2010.^{[permanent dead link]}
↑ "2004 General Election Results US House (10th District)". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved January 11, 2010.^{[permanent dead link]}
↑ "2004 General Election Results US House (11th District)". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved January 11, 2010.^{[permanent dead link]}
↑ "2004 General Election Results US House (12th District)". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved January 11, 2010.^{[permanent dead link]}
↑ "2004 General Election Results US House (13th District)". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved January 11, 2010.^{[permanent dead link]}

[Cook-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "2004 Competitive House Race Chart" (PDF). House: Race Ratings. Cook Political Report. October 29, 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 10, 2006. Retrieved November 21, 2023.

[Sabato-2] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "2004 House". Sabato's Crystal Ball. November 3, 2004. Archived from the original on November 11, 2004. Retrieved November 24, 2023.

[3] "2004 General Election Results US House (1st District)". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved January 11, 2010.

[4] "2004 General Election Results US House (2nd District)". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved January 11, 2010.

[5] "2004 General Election Results US House (3rd District)". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved January 11, 2010.

[6] "2004 General Election Results US House (4th District)". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved January 11, 2010.

[7] Todd A. Batchelor (born April 11, 1970) is an American businessman and from North Carolina. He defeated challenger Whit Whitfield and two other candidates in a contested Republican primary, in what was described as a "shocking upset."

[8] "North Carolina Decides: Late Primary With Low Turnout" Archived February 16, 2005, at the Wayback Machine, American Daily, July 29, 2004

[9] "2004 General Election Results US House (5th District)". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved January 11, 2010.

[10] "2004 General Election Results US House (6th District)". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on October 1, 2011. Retrieved January 11, 2010.

[11] "2004 General Election Results US House (7th District)". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved January 11, 2010.^{[permanent dead link]}

[12] "2002 ELECTION STATISTICS". clerk.house.gov. Retrieved July 12, 2026.

[13] The Mount Airy News. The Mount Airy News.

[14] "2004 Election Results for North Carolina -- RightDataUSA.com". rightdatausa.com. Retrieved July 13, 2026.

[15] "2004 General Election Results US House (8th District)". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved January 11, 2010.^{[permanent dead link]}

[16] "2004 General Election Results US House (9th District)". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved January 11, 2010.^{[permanent dead link]}

[17] "2004 General Election Results US House (10th District)". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved January 11, 2010.^{[permanent dead link]}

[18] "2004 General Election Results US House (11th District)". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved January 11, 2010.^{[permanent dead link]}

[19] "2004 General Election Results US House (12th District)". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved January 11, 2010.^{[permanent dead link]}

[20] "2004 General Election Results US House (13th District)". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved January 11, 2010.^{[permanent dead link]}

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