CQ Risk Rating: Democrat Favored 
| GENERAL ELECTION: NOVEMBER 7, 2000 |
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| Bob Etheridge (D) | 146,733 | 58% |
| Doug Haynes (R) | 103,011 | 41% |
| Mark D. Jackson (LIBERT) | 2,094 | 1% |
| PRIMARY ELECTION: MAY 2, 2000 |
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| | Votes | Percentage | | Democratic |
| Bob Etheridge | Unopposed |
| | Republican |
| Doug Haynes | 14,124 | 62% |
| Daniel "Dan" Heimbach | 8,591 | 38% |
Source: Congressional Quarterly. To suggest updates and corrections: politics.feedback@cq.com
Major Industry | Population | Cities | People | Race | Median Household Income | Unusual Features
NORTH CAROLINA 2
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Central - Parts of Raleigh and Rocky Mount
Anchored in the thriving state capital of Raleigh, the 2nd fans eastward
to take in several surrounding rural counties. While the area's economic
hub, the high-tech Research Triangle Park, lies in the neighboring 4th, its
influence radiates through the low hills of this eastern Piedmont district.
A mix of Research Triangle techies, university academics and government
employees live in Raleigh and form the basis of the district's Democratic
tilt. More than a third of voters are located here and in surrounding Wake
County. The rest of the county holds booming and increasingly urban bedroom
communities such as Knightdale and Garner. Sprawl has begun to infiltrate
the surrounding counties as well, but they still rely primarily on tobacco
farming (especially in Johnston, Nash and Harnett counties) and blue-collar
manufacturing jobs.
Redrawn for the election that began the 106th Congress, the district
lost its share of Durham County but gained most of downtown Raleigh and its
eastern suburbs. The trade made the 2nd more suburban and slightly less
Democratic but ups its percentage of blacks from 22 to 28 percent. The new
2nd also acquired part of hog-producing, politically swinging Sampson
County. While Democratic registration remains high, many of the southern
counties, notably Johnston, have begun to vote more Republican, especially
at the state and national level.
Major Industry
State government, higher education, agriculture
Population
552,152 (1990)
Cities
Raleigh (pt.), 107,979; Rocky Mount (pt.), 31,940; Wilson (pt.), 10,803
(1990)
People
55% rural; 11% age 65+ (ranks eighth of 12 in state; middle third
nationally) (1990)
Race
70% white, 28% black, 1% Asian; 1% Hispanic origin (1990)
Median Household Income
Not available for this newly redrawn district.
Unusual Features
Highway sign outside Sanford claims it is the brick capital of the United
States; Sanford also home to Kendale Plaza, the world's longest strip mall
connected by an unbroken roof; In Johnston County, Benson hosts a Mule Days
harvest festival in September; Harnett County town of Erwin grew up around
a denim plant and calls itself "Denim Capital of the World."
Source: Congressional Quarterly (Updated April 1999)
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