2012 North Carolina House of Representatives election

2012 North Carolina House of Representatives election

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All 120 seats in the North Carolina House of Representatives 61 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Thom Tillis Joe Hackney (Retired) Party Republican Democratic Leader since January 26, 2011 January 1, 2007 Leader's seat 98th - Cornelius 54th - Chapel Hill Last election 68 52 Seats before 67 52 Seats won 77 43 Seat change 10 9
Results:      Democratic hold      Democratic gain      Republican hold      Republican gain
Speaker before election Thom Tillis Republican Elected Speaker Thom Tillis Republican

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An election was held on November 6, 2012 to elect all 120 members to North Carolina's House of Representatives. The election coincided with elections for other offices, including Presidency, Governor, U.S. House of Representatives, and state senate. The primary election was held on May 8, 2012 with a primary run-off held on July 17, 2012.

Results summary

District	Incumbent	Party		Elected	Party
1st	Bill Owens†		Dem	Bob Steinburg		Rep
2nd	Winkie Wilkins[a]		Dem	Winkie Wilkins		Dem
	Jim Crawford[b]		Dem
3rd	Norman Sanderson†		Rep	Michael Speciale		Rep
4th	Jimmy Dixon		Rep	Jimmy Dixon		Rep
	Efton Sager[c]		Rep
5th	Annie Mobley		Dem	Annie Mobley		Dem
6th	Bill Cook†		Rep	Paul Tine		Dem
	Timothy Spear†[d]		Dem
7th	Angela Bryant		Dem	Angela Bryant		Dem
8th	Edith Warren†		Dem	Susan Martin		Rep
9th	Marian McLawhorn		Dem	Brian Brown		Rep
10th	Karen Kozel†		Rep	John Bell		Rep
11th	Jennifer Weiss†[e]		Dem	Duane Hall		Dem
12th	Barbara Lee†		Dem	George Graham		Dem
13th	Pat McElraft		Rep	Pat McElraft		Rep
14th	George Cleveland		Rep	George Cleveland		Rep
15th	Phil Shepard		Rep	Phil Shepard		Rep
16th	Carolyn Justice†		Rep	Chris Millis		Rep
17th	Frank Iler		Rep	Frank Iler		Rep
18th	Susi Hamilton		Dem	Susi Hamilton		Dem
19th	Ted Davis Jr.		Rep	Ted Davis Jr.		Rep
20th	New Seat			Rick Catlin		Rep
21st	Larry Bell		Dem	Larry Bell		Dem
22nd	William Brisson		Dem	William Brisson		Dem
23rd	Joe Tolson		Dem	Joe Tolson		Dem
24th	Jean Farmer-Butterfield		Dem	Jean Farmer-Butterfield		Dem
25th	Jeff Collins		Rep	Jeff Collins		Rep
	Glen Bradley†[f]		Rep
26th	Leo Daughtry		Rep	Leo Daughtry		Rep
27th	Michael Wray		Dem	Michael Wray		Dem
28th	James Langdon Jr.		Rep	James Langdon Jr.		Rep
29th	Larry Hall		Dem	Larry Hall		Dem
30th	Paul Luebke		Dem	Paul Luebke		Dem
31st	Mickey Michaux		Dem	Mickey Michaux		Dem
32nd	New Seat			Nathan Baskerville		Dem
33rd	Rosa Gill		Dem	Rosa Gill		Dem
34th	Deborah Ross[g]		Dem	Deborah Ross		Dem
	Grier Martin†		Dem
35th	New Seat			Chris Malone		Rep
36th	Nelson Dollar		Rep	Nelson Dollar		Rep
37th	Paul Stam		Rep	Paul Stam		Rep
38th	New Seat			Yvonne Lewis Holley		Dem
39th	Darren Jackson		Dem	Darren Jackson		Dem
40th	Marilyn Avila		Rep	Marilyn Avila		Rep
41st	Tom Murry		Rep	Tom Murry		Rep
42nd	Marvin Lucas		Dem	Marvin Lucas		Dem
43rd	Elmer Floyd		Dem	Elmer Floyd		Dem
44th	Rick Glazier[h]		Dem	Rick Glazier		Dem
	Dianne Parfitt†		Dem
45th	New Seat			John Szoka		Rep
46th	Gaston (G. L.) Pridgen		Rep	Ken Waddell		Dem
	Dewey Hill†[i]		Dem
47th	Charles Graham		Dem	Charles Graham		Dem
48th	Garland Pierce		Dem	Garland Pierce		Dem
49th	New Seat			Jim Fulghum		Rep
50th	Bill Faison†		Dem	Valerie Foushee		Dem
51st	Mike Stone		Rep	Mike Stone		Rep
52nd	Jamie Boles		Rep	Jamie Boles		Rep
53rd	David Lewis		Rep	David Lewis		Rep
54th	Joe Hackney†		Dem	Deb McManus		Dem
55th	Frank McGuirt†[j]		Dem	Mark Brody		Rep
56th	Verla Insko		Dem	Verla Insko		Dem
57th	Pricey Harrison		Dem	Pricey Harrison		Dem
	Maggie Jeffus†[k]		Dem
58th	Alma Adams		Dem	Alma Adams		Dem
59th	New Seat			Jon Hardister		Rep
60th	Marcus Brandon		Dem	Marcus Brandon		Dem
61st	John Faircloth		Rep	John Faircloth		Rep
62nd	John Blust		Rep	John Blust		Rep
63rd	Alice Bordsen†		Dem	Stephen Ross		Rep
64th	Dan Ingle†		Rep	Dennis Riddell		Rep
65th	Bert Jones		Rep	Bert Jones		Rep
66th	Ken Goodman		Dem	Ken Goodman		Dem
67th	Justin Burr		Rep	Justin Burr		Rep
68th	Craig Horn		Rep	Craig Horn		Rep
69th	New Seat			Dean Arp		Rep
70th	Pat Hurley		Rep	Pat Hurley		Rep
71st	Larry Womble†		Dem	Evelyn Terry		Dem
72nd	Earline Parmon†		Dem	Ed Hanes		Dem
73rd	Mark Hollo[l]		Rep	Mark Hollo		Rep
	Darrell McCormick[m]		Rep
74th	Dale Folwell†		Rep	Debra Conrad		Rep
	Joyce Krawiec†[n]		Rep
75th	Bill McGee†		Rep	Donny Lambeth		Rep
76th	Fred Steen II†		Rep	Carl Ford		Rep
77th	Harry Warren		Rep	Harry Warren		Rep
78th	Allen McNeill		Rep	Allen McNeill		Rep
79th	Julia Craven Howard		Rep	Julia Craven Howard		Rep
80th	Jerry Dockham		Rep	Jerry Dockham		Rep
81st	Rayne Brown		Rep	Rayne Brown		Rep
82nd	Larry Pittman		Rep	Larry Pittman		Rep
83rd	Linda Johnson		Rep	Linda Johnson		Rep
84th	New Seat			Rena Turner		Rep
85th	Mitch Gillespie		Rep	Mitch Gillespie		Rep
	Phillip Frye†[o]		Rep
86th	Hugh Blackwell		Rep	Hugh Blackwell		Rep
87th	Edgar Starnes		Rep	Edgar Starnes		Rep
88th	Martha Alexander[p]		Dem	Rob Bryan		Rep
89th	Mitchell Setzer		Rep	Mitchell Setzer		Rep
90th	Sarah Stevens		Rep	Sarah Stevens		Rep
91st	Bryan Holloway		Rep	Bryan Holloway		Rep
92nd	New Seat			Charles Jeter		Rep
93rd	Jonathan Jordan		Rep	Jonathan Jordan		Rep
94th	Shirley Randleman†		Rep	Jeffrey Elmore		Rep
95th	Grey Mills†		Rep	Robert Brawley		Rep
96th	Mark Hilton†		Rep	Andy Wells		Rep
97th	Jason Saine		Rep	Jason Saine		Rep
98th	Thom Tillis		Rep	Thom Tillis		Rep
99th	Rodney Moore		Dem	Rodney Moore		Dem
100th	Tricia Cotham		Dem	Tricia Cotham		Dem
101st	Beverly Earle		Dem	Beverly Earle		Dem
102nd	Becky Carney		Dem	Becky Carney		Dem
103rd	Bill Brawley		Rep	Bill Brawley		Rep
104th	Ruth Samuelson		Rep	Ruth Samuelson		Rep
105th	Ric Killian†		Rep	Jacqueline Schaffer		Rep
106th	New Seat			Carla Cunningham		Dem
107th	Kelly Alexander		Dem	Kelly Alexander		Dem
108th	John Torbett		Rep	John Torbett		Rep
109th	William Current†		Rep	Dana Bumgardner		Rep
110th	Kelly Hastings		Rep	Kelly Hastings		Rep
111th	Tim Moore		Rep	Tim Moore		Rep
112th	Mike Hager		Rep	Mike Hager		Rep
113th	Trudi Walend		Rep	Chris Whitmire		Rep
114th	Susan Fisher		Dem	Susan Fisher		Dem
115th	Patsy Keever†		Dem	Nathan Ramsey		Rep
116th	Tim Moffitt		Rep	Tim Moffitt		Rep
117th	Chuck McGrady		Rep	Chuck McGrady		Rep
118th	Ray Rapp		Dem	Michele Presnell		Rep
119th	Phil Haire†		Dem	Joe Sam Queen		Dem
120th	Roger West		Rep	Roger West		Rep

† - Incumbent not seeking re-election

Incumbents defeated in primary election

• Jim Crawford (D-District 32), lost a redistricting race to Winkie Wilkins (D-District 55) with the district renumbered as District 2
• Efton Sager (R-District 11), lost a redistricting race to Jimmy Dixon (R-District 4)
• Stephen LaRoque (R-District 10), defeated by John Bell (R)
• Darrell McCormick (R-District 92), lost a redistricting race to Mark Hollo (R-District 88) with the district renumbered as District 73
• Larry Brown (R-District 73), lost to Debra Conrad (R) after his district was merged with the 74th district

Incumbents defeated in general election

• Marian McLawhorn (D-District 9), defeated Brian Brown (R)
• Gaston (G.L.) Pridgen (R-District 46), defeated by Ken Waddell
  (D)
• Martha Alexander (D-District 106), defeated by Rob Bryan (R) with the district renumbered as District 88.
• Ray Rapp (D-District 118), defeated by Michele Presnell (R)

Open seats that changed parties

• Bill Owens (D-District 1) didn't seek re-election, seat won by Bob Steinburg (R)
• Bill Cook (R-District 6) ran for the NC Senate, seat won by Paul Tine (D)
• Edith Warren (D-District 8) didn't seek re-election, seat won by Susan Martin (R)
• Frank McGuirt (D-District 69) didn't seek re-election, seat won by Mark Brody (R)with the district renumbered as District 55
• Alice Bordsen (D-District 63) didn't seek re-election, seat won by Stephen Ross (R)
• Patsy Keever (D-District 115) ran for the U.S House, seat won by Nathan Ramsey (R)

Newly created seats

• District 20, won by Rick Catlin (R)
• District 32, won by Nathan Baskerville (D)
• District 35, won by Chris Malone (R)
• District 38, won by Yvonne Lewis Holley (D)
• District 45, won by John Szoka (R)
• District 49, won by Jim Fulghum (R)
• District 59, won by Jon Hardister (R)
• District 69, won by Dean Arp (R)
• District 84, won by Rena Turner (R)
• District 92, won by Charles Jeter (R)
• District 106, won by Carla Cunningham (D)

Seats eliminated by redistricting

• Timothy Spear
  (D-District 2) didn't seek re-election after his seat was merged with the 6th district
• Dewey Hill (D-District 20) didn't seek re-election after his seat was merged with the 46th district
• Grier Martin (D-District 34) didn't seek re-election after the 38th district was merged with his 34th district
• Dianne Parfitt (D-District 44) didn't seek re-election after the 45th district was merged with her 44th district
• Glen Bradley (R-District 49) ran for the NC Senate after his seat was merged with the 25th district
• Maggie Jeffus (D-District 59) didn't seek re-election after her seat was merged with the 57th district
• Phillip Frye (R-District 84) didn't seek re-election after his seat was merged with 85th district

Detailed Results

Districts 1-19

District 1

Incumbent Democrat Bill Owens has represented the 1st District since 1995. Owens didn't seek re-election and Republican Bob Steinburg won the open seat.

North Carolina House of Representatives 1st district general election, 2012^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Steinburg	21,505	56.34%
	Democratic	Bill Luton	16,663	43.66%
Total votes			38,168	100%
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 2

The new 2nd district based in Person and Granville counties includes the homes of Incumbent Democrats Jim Crawford, who has represented the 32nd district and its predecessors since 1995, and Winkie Wilkins, who has represented the 55th district and its predecessors since 2005. Wilkins defeated Crawford in the Democratic primary and was re-elected to another term.

North Carolina House of Representatives 2nd district general election, 2012^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Winkie Wilkins (incumbent)	20,398	56.68%
	Republican	Timothy Karan	15,587	43.32%
Total votes			35,985	100%
	Democratic hold

District 3

Incumbent Republican Norman Sanderson has represented the 3rd district since 2011. Sanderson ran for the NC Senate. Republican Michael Speciale won the open seat.

North Carolina House of Representatives 3rd district general election, 2012^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael Speciale	20,811	59.24%
	Democratic	Robert B. Clayton	14,320	40.76%
Total votes			35,131	100%
	Republican hold

District 4

The new 4th district lost its share of Onslow County but gains portions of Wayne County. The new district includes the homes of incumbent Incumbent Republicans Jimmy Dixon, who has represented the 4th district since 2011, and Efton Sager, who has represented the 11th district since 2009. Dixon defeated Sager in the Republican primary and was easily elected to a second term.

North Carolina House of Representatives 4th district general election, 2012^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jimmy Dixon (incumbent)	20,371	65.04%
	Democratic	Rebecca H. Judge	9,896	31.60%
	Libertarian	Kevin E. Hayes	1,053	3.36%
Total votes			31,320	100%
	Republican hold

District 5

Incumbent Democrat Annie Mobley has represented the 5th district since 2007.

North Carolina House of Representatives 5th district general election, 2012^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Annie Mobley (incumbent)	27,458	100%
Total votes			27,458	100%
	Democratic hold

District 6

The new 6th district includes the homes of Incumbent Republican

won the open seat.

North Carolina House of Representatives 6th district general election, 2012^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Paul Tine	20,756	50.56%
	Republican	Mattie Lawson	20,298	49.44%
Total votes			41,054	100%
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 7

Incumbent Democrat Angela Bryant has represented the 7th district since 2007.

North Carolina House of Representatives 7th district general election, 2012^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Angela Bryant (incumbent)	27,761	100%
Total votes			27,761	100%
	Democratic hold

District 8

Incumbent Democrat Edith Warren has represented the 8th district and its predecessors since 1999. Warren didn't seek re-election and Republican Susan Martin won the open seat.

North Carolina House of Representatives 8th district general election, 2012^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Susan Martin	24,019	57.19%
	Democratic	Mark Bibbs	17,982	42.81%
Total votes			42,001	100%
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 9

Incumbent Democrat Marian McLawhorn has represented the 9th district since 1999. McLawhorn lost re-election to Republican Brian Brown won the general election.

North Carolina House of representatives 9th district general election, 2012^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian Brown	19,780	51.48%
	Democratic	Marian McLawhorn (incumbent)	18,644	48.52%
Total votes			38,424	100%
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 10

Incumbent Republican Stephen LaRoque has represented the 10th district since 2011. LaRoque was defeated for re-nomination by John Bell. LaRoque resigned before the end of his term and Karen Kozel was appointed to fill the balance of his term. Bell won the general election to succeed Kozel.

North Carolina House of Representatives 10th district general election, 2012^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Bell	24,475	66.61%
	Democratic	Jim Babe Hardison	12,270	33.39%
Total votes			36,745	100%
	Republican hold

District 11

The new 11th district overlaps with much of the former 35th district and continues to favor Democrats. Incumbent Democrat Jennifer Weiss, who has represented the 35th district and its predecessors since 1999, didn't seek re-election. Democrat Duane Hall won the open seat.

North Carolina House of Representatives 11th district general election, 2012^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Duane Hall	27,247	100%
Total votes			27,247	100%
	Democratic hold

District 12

Incumbent Democrat Barbara Lee has represented the 12th district since her appointment in August 2012. Lee didn't seek election to the seat and Democrat George Graham won the open seat.

North Carolina House of Representatives 12th district general election, 2012^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	George Graham	22,064	65.85%
	Republican	Jim Dancy	11,443	34.15%
Total votes			33,507	100%
	Democratic hold

District 13

Incumbent Republican Pat McElraft has represented the 13th district since 2007.

North Carolina House of Representatives 13th district general election, 2012^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Pat McElraft (incumbent)	28,416	88.34%
	Libertarian	Wyatt Rike	3,752	11.66%
Total votes			32,168	100%
	Republican hold

District 14

Incumbent Republican George Cleveland has represented the 14th district since 2005.

North Carolina House of Representatives 14th district general election, 2012^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	George Cleveland (incumbent)	15,861	100%
Total votes			15,861	100%
	Republican hold

District 15

Incumbent Republican Phil Shepard has represented the 15th district since 2011.

North Carolina House of Representatives 15th district general election, 2012^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Phil Shepard (incumbent)	12,111	100%
Total votes			12,111	100%
	Republican hold

District 16

Incumbent Republican Carolyn Justice has represented the 16th district since 2003. Justice didn't seek re-election and Republican Chris Millis won the open seat.

North Carolina House of Representatives 16th district general election, 2012^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chris Millis	22,254	100%
Total votes			22,254	100%
	Republican hold

District 17

Incumbent Republican Frank Iler has represented the 17th district since 2009.

North Carolina House of representatives 17th district general election, 2012^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frank Iler (incumbent)	27,578	66.16%
	Democratic	Lundia Washington	14,107	33.84%
Total votes			41,685	100%
	Republican hold

District 18

Incumbent Democrat Susi Hamilton has represented the 18th district since 2011.

North Carolina House of Representatives 18th district general election, 2012^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Susi Hamilton (incumbent)	22,588	66.53%
	Republican	Louis Harmati	11,362	33.47%
Total votes			33,950	100%
	Democratic hold

District 19

Incumbent Republican Ted Davis Jr. has represented the 19th district since his appointment in September 2012. Davis was elected to a full term.

North Carolina House of Representatives 19th district general election, 2012^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ted Davis Jr. (incumbent)	22,958	60.27%
	Democratic	Emilie Swearingen	15,131	39.73%
Total votes			38,089	100%
	Republican hold

Districts 20-39

District 20

The new 20th district is based in New Hanover County and is expected to favor Republicans. Republican Rick Catlin won the open seat.

North Carolina House of Representatives 20th district general election, 2012^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rick Catlin	25,282	64.07%
	Democratic	Tom Gale	14,179	35.93%
Total votes			39,461	100%
	Republican win (new seat)

District 21

Incumbent Democrat Larry Bell has represented the 21st district since 2001.

North Carolina House of Representatives 21st district general election, 2012^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Larry Bell (incumbent)	25,631	100%
Total votes			25,631	100%
	Democratic hold

District 22

Incumbent Democrat William Brisson has represented the 22nd district since 2007.

North Carolina House of Representatives 22nd district general election, 2012^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William Brisson (incumbent)	21,187	100%
Total votes			21,187	100%
	Democratic hold

District 23

Incumbent Democrat Joe Tolson has represented the 23rd district and its predecessors since 1997.

North Carolina House of Representatives 23rd district general election, 2012^[23]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joe Tolson (incumbent)	30,670	100%
Total votes			30,670	100%
	Democratic hold

District 24

Incumbent Democrat Jean Farmer-Butterfield has represented the 24th district since 2003.

North Carolina House of Repre sentativesdistrict general election, 2012^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jean Farmer-Butterfield (incumbent)	28,724	100%
Total votes			28,724	100%
	Democratic hold

District 25

The new 25th district has been drawn to be more Republican than its predecessor and in addition to its share of Nash County it gained portions of Franklin County. Incumbent Republicans Jeff Collins, who has represented the 25th district since 2011, and Glen Bradley, who has represented the 49th district since 2011, were both redistricted here. Bradley sought the Republican nomination for NC Senate District 18, while Collins was re-elected here.

North Carolina House of Representatives 25th district general election, 2012^[25]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Collins (incumbent)	24,434	63.30%
	Democratic	Janice (Jan) Mills	14,164	36.70%
Total votes			38,598	100%
	Republican hold

District 26

Incumbent Republican Leo Daughtry has represented the 26th district and its predecessors since 1993.

North Carolina House of Representatives 26th district general election, 2012^[26]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Leo Daughtry (incumbent)	23,125	59.67%
	Democratic	Jenifer Bubenik	15,633	40.33%
Total votes			38,758	100%
	Republican hold

District 27

Incumbent Democrat Michael Wray has represented the 27th district since 2005.

North Carolina House of Representatives 27th district general election, 2012^[27]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael Wray (incumbent)	29,714	90.94%
	Libertarian	Jesse Shearin	2,960	9.06%
Total votes			32,674	100%
	Democratic hold

District 28

Incumbent Republican James Langdon Jr. has represented the 28th district since 2005.

North Carolina House of Representatives district general election, 2012^[28]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James Langdon Jr. (incumbent)	25,169	100%
Total votes			25,169	100%
	Republican hold

District 29

Incumbent Democrat

has represented the 29th district since 2006.

North Carolina House of Representatives 29th district general election, 2012^[29]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Larry Hall (incumbent)	38,181	100%
Total votes			38,181	100%
	Democratic hold

District 30

Incumbent Democrat Paul Luebke has represented the 30th district and its predecessors since 1991.

North Carolina House of Representatives 30th district general election, 2012^[30]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Paul Luebke (incumbent)	33,697	100%
Total votes			33,697	100%
	Democratic hold

District 31

Incumbent Democrat Mickey Michaux has represented the 31st district and its predecessors since 1983.

North Carolina House of Representatives 31st district general election, 2012^[31]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mickey Michaux (incumbent)	32,497	100%
Total votes			32,497	100%
	Democratic hold

District 32

The new 32nd district includes all of Warren and Vance counties as well as the northern portion of Granville County. The new district is expected to favor Democrats. Democrat Nathan Baskerville won the open seat.

North Carolina House of Representatives district general election, 2012^[32]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nathan Baskerville	27,057	70.78%
	Republican	Scott Bynum	11,170	29.22%
Total votes			38,227	100%
	Democratic win (new seat)

District 33

Incumbent Democrat Rosa Gill has represented the 33rd district since 2009.

North Carolina House of Representatives 33rd district general election, 2012^[33]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rosa Gill (incumbent)	31,386	100%
Total votes			31,386	100%
	Democratic hold

District 34

The new 34th district includes the homes of Incumbent Democrats

, who has represented the 38th district since 2003. Martin retired and Ross was re-elected here.

North Carolina House of Representatives 34th district general election, 2012^[34]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Deborah Ross (incumbent)	32,206	97.37%
	Write-in		521	1.58%
	Unaffaliated	Apryl Major (write-in)	348	1.05%
Total votes			33,075	100%
	Democratic hold

District 35

The new 35th district is based in northern Wake County and isn't safe for either party. Republican Chris Malone won the open seat.

North Carolina House of Representatives 35th district general election, 2012^[35]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chris Malone	20,435	50.82%
	Democratic	Lori B. Millberg	19,778	49.18%
Total votes			40,213	100%
	Republican win (new seat)

District 36

Incumbent Republican Nelson Dollar has represented the 36th district since 2005.

North Carolina House of Representatives 36th district general election, 2012^[36]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Nelson Dollar (incumbent)	26,217	54.96%
	Democratic	Lisa Baker	21,485	45.04%
Total votes			47,702	100%
	Republican hold

District 37

Incumbent Republican Paul Stam has represented the 37th district since 2003.

North Carolina House of Representatives 37th district general election, 2012^[37]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Paul Stam (incumbent)	24,942	57.01%
	Democratic	Jason Ora Wunsch	18,809	42.99%
Total votes			43,751	100%
	Republican hold

District 38

The new 38th district continues to be based in Wake County and remains staunchly Democratic. Democrat Yvonne Lewis Holley won the open seat.

North Carolina House of Representatives 38th district general election, 2012^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Yvonne Lewis Holley	29,665	87.68%
	Unaffiliated	Shane Murphy	4,169	12.32%
Total votes			33,834	100%
	Democratic win (new seat)

District 39

Incumbent Democrat Darren Jackson has represented the 39th district since 2009.

North Carolina House of Representatives 39th district general election, 2012^[39]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Darren Jackson (incumbent)	27,585	100%
Total votes			27,585	100%
	Democratic hold

Districts 40-59

District 40

Incumbent Republican Marilyn Avila has represented the 40th district since 2007.

North Carolina House of Representatives 40th district general election, 2012^[40]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Marilyn Avila (incumbent)	22,613	53.86%
	Democratic	William (Watt) Jones	17,541	41.78%
	Libertarian	Ron Reale	1,828	4.35%
Total votes			41,982	100%
	Republican hold

District 41

Incumbent Republican Tom Murry has represented the 41st district since 2011.

North Carolina House of Representatives 41st district general election, 2012^[41]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Murry (incumbent)	21,639	51.78%
	Democratic	Jim Messina	20,150	48.22%
Total votes			41,789	100%
	Republican hold

District 42

Incumbent Democrat Marvin Lucas has represented the 42nd district and its predecessors since 2001.

North Carolina House of Representatives 42nd district general election, 2012^[42]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marvin Lucas (incumbent)	23,240	77.45%
	Republican	Frank Racz	6,766	22.55%
Total votes			30,006	100%
	Democratic hold

District 43

Incumbent Democrat Elmer Floyd has represented the 43rd district since 2009.

North Carolina House of Representatives 43rd district general election, 2012 ^[43]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Elmer Floyd (incumbent)	23,832	69.58%
	Republican	Diana Carroll	10,417	30.42%
Total votes			34,249	100%
	Democratic hold

District 44

The new 44th district includes the homes Incumbent Democrats Dianne Parfitt, who has represented the 44th district since and Rick Glazier, who has represented the 45th district and its predecessors since 2003. Parfitt didn't seek re-election while Glazier was re-elected here.

North Carolina House of Representatives 44th district general election, 2012^[44]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rick Glazier (incumbent)	17,266	56.31%
	Republican	Richard D. Button	13,398	43.69%
Total votes			30,664	100%
	Democratic hold

District 45

The new 45th district continues to based in Cumberland County but has been drawn to be more Republican than its predecessor. Republican John Szoka won the open seat.

North Carolina House of Representatives 45th district general election, 2012^[45]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Szoka	16,208	56.40%
	Democratic	Eddie Dees	12,532	43.60%
Total votes			28,740	100%
	Republican win (new seat)

District 46

The new 46th district lost its share of

North Carolina House of Representatives 46th district general election, 2012^[46]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ken Waddell	18,160	54.06%
	Republican	Gaston (G.L.) Pridgen (incumbent)	15,431	45.94%
Total votes			33,591	100%
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 47

Incumbent Democrat Charles Graham has represented the 47th district since 2011.

North Carolina House of Representatives 47th district general election, 2012^[47]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charles Graham (incumbent)	18,322	100%
Total votes			18,322	100%
	Democratic hold

District 48

Incumbent Democrat Garland Pierce has represented the 48th district since 2005.

North Carolina House of Representatives 48th district general election, 2012^[48]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Garland Pierce (incumbent)	27,193	100%
Total votes			27,193	100%
	Democratic hold

District 49

The new 49th district is based in Wake County and isn't safe for either party. Republican Jim Fulghum won the open seat.

North Carolina House of Representatives 49th district general election, 2012^[49]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Fulghum	28,300	53.97%
	Democratic	Keith Karlsson	24,134	46.03%
Total votes			52,434	100%
	Republican win (new seat)

District 50

Incumbent Democrat Bill Faison has represented the 50th district since 2005. Faison sought the Dmocratic nomination for Governor. Democrat Valerie Foushee won the open seat.

North Carolina House of Represesntatives 50th district general election, 2012^[50]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Valerie Foushee	24,806	55.04%
	Republican	Rod Chaney	20,266	44.96%
Total votes			45,072	100%
	Democratic hold

District 51

Incumbent Republican Mike Stone has represented the 51st district since 2011.

North Carolina House of Representatives 51st district general election, 2012^[51]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Stone (incumbent)	15,764	52.03%
	Democratic	W.P. (Bill) Tatum	14,533	47.97%
Total votes			30,297	100%
	Republican hold

District 52

Incumbent Republican Jamie Boles has represented the 52nd district since 2009.

North Carolina House of Representatives 52nd district general election, 2012^[52]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jamie Boles (incumbent)	27,521	100%
Total votes			27,521	100%
	Republican hold

District 53

Incumbent Republican David Lewis has represented the 53rd district since 2003.

North Carolina House of Representatives 53rd district general election, 2012^[53]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Lewis (incumbent)	17,365	56.50%
	Democratic	Joe E. Langley	13,370	43.50%
Total votes			30,735	100%
	Republican hold

District 54

Incumbent Democratic Minority Leader Joe Hackney has represented the 54th district and its predecessors since 1981. Hackney didn't seek re-election. Democrat Deb McManus won the open seat.

North Carolina House of Representatives 54th district general election, 2012^[54]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Deb McManus	22,159	56.10%
	Republican	Cathy Wright	17,339	43.90%
Total votes			39,498	100%
	Democratic hold

District 55

The new 55th district overlaps with much of the former 69th district. Incumbent Democrat Frank McGuirt, who has represented the 69th district since his appointment in March 2011, didn't seek re-election. Republican Mark Brody won the open seat.

North Carolina House of Representatives 55th district general election, 2012^[55]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Brody	18,962	56.60%
	Democratic	Dale Nelson	14,540	43.40%
Total votes			33,502	100%
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 56

Incumbent Democrat Verla Insko has represented the 56th district and its predecessors since 1997.

North Carolina House of Representatives 56th district general election, 2012^[56]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Verla Insko (incumbent)	35,173	77.44%
	Republican	Karrie Mead	10,248	22.56%
Total votes			45,421	100%
	Democratic hold

District 57

The new 57th district includes the homes of Incumbent Democrats Pricey Harrison, who has represented the 57th district since 2005, and Maggie Jeffus, who has represented the 59th district and its predecessors since 1991. Jeffus retired and Harrison was re-elected to another term unopposed.

North Carolina House of Representatives 57th district general election, 2012^[57]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Pricey Harrison (incumbent)	32,020	100%
Total votes			32,020	100%
	Democratic hold

District 58

Incumbent Democrat Alma Adams has represented the 58th district and its predecessors since 1994.

North Carolina House of Representatives 58th district general election, 2012^[58]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alma Adams (incumbent)	32,895	79.86%
	Republican	Olga Morgan Wright	8,294	20.14%
Total votes			41,189	100%
	Democratic hold

District 59

The new 59th district continues to be based in Guilford County but has been drawn to be favorable to Republicans. Republican Jon Hardister won the open seat.

North Carolina House of Representatives 58th district general election, 2012^[59]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jon Hardister	32,872	100%
Total votes			32,872	100%
	Republican win (new seat)

Districts 60-79

District 60

Incumbent Democrat Marcus Brandon has represented the 60th district since 2011.

North Carolina House of Representatives 58th district general election, 2012^[60]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marcus Brandon (incumbent)	27,755	100%
Total votes			27,755	100%
	Democratic hold

District 61

Incumbent Republican John Faircloth has represented the 61st District since 2011.

North Carolina House of Representatives 61st district general election, 2012^[61]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Faircloth (incumbent)	26,465	63.84%
	Democratic	Ron Weatherford	14,988	36.16%
Total votes			41,453	100%
	Republican hold

District 62

Incumbent Republican John Blust has represented the 62nd District and its predecessors since 2001.

North Carolina House of Representatives 62nd district general election, 2012^[62]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Blust (incumbent)	27,633	76.32%
	Libertarian	Kent P. Wilsey	8,574	23.68%
Total votes			36,207	100%
	Republican hold

District 63

Incumbent Democrat Alice Bordsen has represented the 63rd District since 2003. Bordsen didn't seek re-election and Republican Stephen Ross won the open seat.

North Carolina House of Representatives 63rd district general election, 2012^[63]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Stephen Ross	19,435	56.65%
	Democratic	Patty Philipps	14,870	43.35%
Total votes			34,305	100%
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 64

Incumbent Republican Dan Ingle has represented the 64th District since 2009. Republican Dennis Riddell won the open seat.

North Carolina House of Representatives 64th district general election, 2012^[64]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dennis Riddell	18,296	58.99%
	Democratic	Morris McAdoo	12,721	41.01%
Total votes			31,017	100%
	Republican hold

District 65

Incumbent Republican Bert Jones has represented the 65th District since 2011.

North Carolina House of Representatives 65th district general election, 2012^[65]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bert Jones (incumbent)	21,324	59.47%
	Democratic	William E. Osborne	14,534	40.53%
Total votes			35,858	100%
	Republican hold

District 66

Incumbent Democrat Ken Goodman has represented the 66th District since 2011.

North Carolina House of Representatives 66th district general election, 2012^[66]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ken Goodman (incumbent)	21,659	100%
Total votes			21,659	100%
	Democratic hold

District 67

Incumbent Republican Justin Burr has represented the 67th District since 2009.

North Carolina House of Representatives 67th district general election, 2012^[67]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Justin Burr (incumbent)	22,911	62.58%
	Democratic	Kevin Furr	13,700	37.42%
Total votes			36,611	100%
	Republican hold

District 68

Incumbent Republican Craig Horn has represented the 68th District since 2011.

North Carolina House of Representatives 68th district general election, 2012^[68]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Craig Horn (incumbent)	22,811	65.15%
	Democratic	Kenneth J. Baker	12,200	34.85%
Total votes			35,011	100%
	Republican hold

District 69

The new 69th district is based in Union County and is expected to favor Republicans. Republican Dean Arp won the open seat.

North Carolina House of Representatives 69th district general election, 2012^[69]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dean Arp	23,458	100%
Total votes			23,458	100%
	Republican win (new seat)

District 70

Incumbent Republican Pat Hurley has represented the 70th District since 2007.

North Carolina House of Representatives 70th district general election, 2012^[70]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Pat Hurley (incumbent)	24,642	100%
Total votes			24,642	100%
	Republican hold

District 71

Incumbent Democrat Larry Womble has represented the 71st District and its predecessors since 1995. Womble didn't seek re-election and Democrat Evelyn Terry won the open seat.

North Carolina House of Representatives 71st district general election, 2012^[71]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Evelyn Terry	23,545	77.94%
	Republican	Kris McCann	6,664	22.06%
Total votes			30,209	100%
	Democratic hold

District 72

Incumbent Democrat Earline Parmon has represented the 72nd District since 2003. Parmon ran for the NC Senate District 32. Democrat Edward Hanes, Jr. won the open seat.

North Carolina House of Representatives 72nd district general election, 2012^[72]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ed Hanes	26,561	74.36%
	Republican	Charlie Mellies	9,158	25.64%
Total votes			35,719	100%
	Democratic hold

District 73

The new 73rd district contains all of Alexander and Yadkin counties as well as a southeastern portion of Wilkes County. The new district includes the homes of incumbent Republicans Darrell McCormick, who has represented the 92nd district since 2009, and Mark Hollo, who has represented the 88th District since 2011. Hollo defeated McCormick in the Republican primary and easily won the general election.

North Carolina House of Representatives 73rd district general election, 2012^[73]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Hollo (incumbent)	24,076	71.37%
	Democratic	William Stinson	9,659	28.63%
Total votes			33,735	100%
	Republican hold

District 74

The new 74th district continues to be based in Forsyth County but has been pushed further to the south and to the east. The new district continues to favor Republicans. Incumbent Republican Dale Folwell, who has represented the 74th District since 2005, sought the Republican nomination for Lieutenant Governor. Incumbent Republican Larry Brown, who has represented the 73rd district since 2005, sought re-election here. Brown was defeated by Debra Conrad in the Republican primary. Conrad won the open seat.

North Carolina House of Representatives 74th district general election, 2012^[74]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Debra Conrad	26,616	64.36%
	Democratic	David W. Moore	14,742	35.64%
Total votes			41,358	100%
	Republican hold

District 75

Incumbent Republican William McGee has represented the 75th District and its predecessors since 1990. McGee didn't seek re-election. Republican Donny Lambeth won the open seat.

North Carolina House of Representatives 75th district general election, 2012^[75]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Donny Lambeth	29,073	100%
Total votes			29,073	100%
	Republican hold

District 76

Incumbent Republican Fred Steen II has represented the 76th District since 2004. Steen sought the Republican nomination for U.S House NC District 8. Republican Carl Ford won the open seat.

North Carolina House of Representatives 76th district general election, 2012^[76]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Carl Ford	25,486	100%
Total votes			25,486	100%
	Republican hold

District 77

Incumbent Republican Harry Warren has represented the 77th District since 2011.

North Carolina House of Representatives th district general election, 2012^[77]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Harry Warren (incumbent)	21,526	61.85%
	Democratic	William H. Battermann	13,279	38.15%
Total votes			34,805	100%
	Republican hold

District 78

Incumbent Republican Allen McNeill has represented the 78th District since his appointment in August 2012. McNeill was elected to first full term.

North Carolina House of Representatives 78th district general election, 2012^[78]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Allen Ray McNeill (incumbent)	24,880	75.05%
	Democratic	Gerald C. Parker	8,272	24.95%
Total votes			33,152	100%
	Republican hold

District 79

Incumbent Republican Julia Craven Howard has represented the 79th District and its predecessors since 1989.

North Carolina House of Representatives th district general election, 2012^[79]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Julia Craven Howard (incumbent)	27,749	70.06%
	Democratic	Cristina Victoria Vazquez	11,859	29.94%
Total votes			39,608	100%
	Republican hold

Districts 80-99

District 80

Incumbent Republican Jerry Dockham has represented the 80th district and its predecessors since 1991.

North Carolina House of Representatives 80th district general election, 2012^[80]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jerry Dockham (incumbent)	24,080	68.63%
	Democratic	Loretta M. Martin	11,009	31.37%
Total votes			35,089	100%
	Republican hold

District 81

Incumbent Republican Rayne Brown has represented the 81st District since 2011.

North Carolina House of Representatives 81st district general election, 2012^[81]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rayne Brown (incumbent)	25,775	100%
Total votes			25,775	100%
	Republican hold

District 82

Incumbent Republican Larry Pittman has represented the 82nd District since 2011.

North Carolina House of Representatives 82nd district general election, 2012^[82]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Larry Pittman (incumbent)	24,674	100%
Total votes			24,674	100%
	Republican hold

District 83

Incumbent Republican Linda Johnson has represented the 83rd District and its predecessors since 2001.

North Carolina House of Representatives 83rd district general election, 2012^[83]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Linda Johnson (incumbent)	21,219	63.22%
	Democratic	Jerome Fleming	12,347	36.78%
Total votes			33,566	100%
	Republican hold

District 84

The new 84th district is based in northern Iredell County and is expected to favor Republicans. Republican Rena Turner won the open seat.

North Carolina House of Representatives 84th district general election, 2012^[84]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rena Turner	23,284	65.27%
	Democratic	Gene Mitchell Mahaffey	12,388	34.73%
Total votes			35,672	100%
	Republican win (new seat)

District 85

The new 85th district lost its share of Burke County but gained Avery and Mitchell counties. It includes the homes of Incumbent Republicans Mitch Gillespie, who has represented the 85th District since 1999, and Phillip Frye, who has represented the 84th district since 2003. Frye didn't seek re-election and Gillespie was re-elected here.

North Carolina House of Representatives 85th district general election, 2012^[85]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mitch Gillespie (incumbent)	21,895	68.48%
	Democratic	JR Edwards	10,077	31.52%
Total votes			31,972	100%
	Republican hold

District 86

Incumbent Republican Hugh Blackwell has represented the 86th District since 2009.

North Carolina House of Representatives 86th district general election, 2012^[86]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Hugh Blackwell (incumbent)	19,537	60.82%
	Democratic	Jim Cates	12,584	39.18%
Total votes			32,121	100%
	Republican hold

District 87

Incumbent Republican Edgar Starnes has represented the 87th District and its predecessors since 1997.

North Carolina House of Representatives 87th district general election, 2012^[87]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Edgar Starnes (incumbent)	25,757	100%
Total votes			25,757	100%
	Republican hold

District 88

The new 88th district overlaps with much of the former 106th district but has been drawn to be more Republican than its predecessor. Incumbent Democrat Martha Alexander, who has represented the 106th District and its predecessors since 1993, was defeated for re-election here by Republican Rob Bryan.

North Carolina House of Representatives 88th district general election, 2012^[88]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rob Bryan	22,081	54.95%
	Democratic	Martha Alexander (incumbent)	18,106	45.05%
Total votes			40,187	100%
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 89

Incumbent Republican Mitchell Setzer has represented the 89th District and its predecessors since 1999.

North Carolina House of Representatives 89th district general election, 2012^[89]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mitchell Setzer (incumbent)	25,735	100%
Total votes			25,735	100%
	Republican hold

District 90

Incumbent Republican Sarah Stevens has represented the 90th District since 2009.

North Carolina House of Representatives 90th district general election, 2012^[90]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sarah Stevens (incumbent)	23,153	100%
Total votes			23,153	100%
	Republican hold

District 91

Incumbent Republican Bryan Holloway has represented the 91st District since 2005. Former representative Nelson Cole attempted to make a political comeback after being defeated by Bert Jones in the neighboring 65th district in 2010, but he was easily defeated by Holloway.

North Carolina House of Representatives 91st district general election, 2012^[91]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bryan Holloway (incumbent)	22,417	61.00%
	Democratic	Nelson Cole	14,334	39.00%
Total votes			36,751	100%
	Republican hold

District 92

The new 92nd district is based in Mecklenburg County and isn't a safe seat for either party. Republican Charles Jeter won the open seat.

North Carolina House of Representatives 92nd district general election, 2012^[92]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charles Jeter	18,843	51.40%
	Democratic	Robin Bradford	17,820	48.60%
Total votes			36,663	100%
	Republican win (new seat)

District 93

Incumbent Republican Jonathan Jordan has represented the 93rd District since 2011. Former representative Cullie Tarleton sought a rematch with Jordan, but lost again in a close race.

North Carolina House of Representatives 93rd district general election, 2012^[93]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jonathan Jordan (incumbent)	20,003	51.52%
	Democratic	Cullie Tarleton	18,820	48.48%
Total votes			38,823	100%
	Republican hold

District 94

Incumbent Republican Shirley Randleman has represented the 94th District since 2009. Randleman ran for the NC Senate to replace Don East who died in office. Republican Jeffrey Elmore won the open seat.

North Carolina House of Representatives 94th district general election, 2012^[94]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeffrey Elmore	23,601	100%
Total votes			23,601	100%
	Republican hold

District 95

Incumbent Republican Grey Mills has represented the 95th District since 2009. Mills sought the Republican nomination for Lieutenant Governor. Republican Robert Brawley won the open seat.

North Carolina House of Representatives 95th district general election, 2012^[95]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert Brawley	27,856	94.84%
	Unaffiliated	Barbara Orr (write-in)	1,310	4.46%
	Write-in		207	0.70%
Total votes			29,373	100%
	Republican hold

District 96

Incumbent Republican Mark Hilton has represented the 96th District and its predecessors since 2001. Hilton didn't seek re-election and Republican Andy Wells won the open seat.

North Carolina House of Representatives 96th district general election, 2012^[96]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Andy Wells	21,073	62.46%
	Democratic	Cliff Moone	12,664	37.54%
Total votes			33,737	100%
	Republican hold

District 97

Incumbent Republican Jason Saine has represented the 97th District since 2011.

North Carolina House of Representatives 97th district general election, 2012^[97]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jason Saine (incumbent)	26,690	100%
Total votes			26,690	100%
	Republican hold

District 98

Incumbent Republican Speaker of the House Thom Tillis has represented the 98th District since 2007.

North Carolina House of Representatives 98th district general election, 2012^[98]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Thom Tillis (incumbent)	27,971	100%
Total votes			27,971	100%
	Republican hold

District 99

Incumbent Democrat Rodney Moore has represented the 99th District since 2011.

North Carolina House of Representatives 99th district general election, 2012^[99]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rodney Moore (incumbent)	28,282	100%
Total votes			28,282	100%
	Democratic hold

Districts 100-120

District 100

Incumbent Democrat Tricia Cotham has represented the 100th District since 2007.

North Carolina House of Representatives 100th district general election, 2012^[100]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tricia Cotham (incumbent)	24,217	100%
Total votes			24,217	100%
	Democratic hold

District 101

Incumbent Democrat

has represented the 101st District and its predecessors since 1995.

North Carolina House of Representatives 101st district general election, 2012^[101]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Beverly Earle (incumbent)	28,653	100%
Total votes			28,653	100%
	Democratic hold

District 102

Incumbent Democrat Becky Carney has represented the 102nd District since 2003.

North Carolina House of Representatives 102nd district general election, 2012^[102]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Becky Carney (incumbent)	26,802	100%
Total votes			26,802	100%
	Democratic hold

District 103

Incumbent Republican Bill Brawley has represented the 103rd District since 2011.

North Carolina House of Representatives 103rd district general election, 2012^[103]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Brawley (incumbent)	25,477	100%
Total votes			25,477	100%
	Republican hold

District 104

Incumbent Republican Ruth Samuelson has represented the 104th District since 2007.

North Carolina House of Representatives 104th district general election, 2012^[104]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ruth Samuelson (incumbent)	31,319	100%
Total votes			31,319	100%
	Republican hold

District 105

Incumbent Republican Ric Killian has represented the 105th District since 2006. Killian didn't seek re-election as he ran for the U.S House. Republican Jacqueline Schaffer won the open seat.

North Carolina House of Representatives 105th district general election, 2012^[105]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jacqueline Schaffer	27,028	100%
Total votes			27,028	100%
	Republican hold

District 106

The new 106th District continues to be based in Mecklenburg County and is expected to favor Democrats. Democrat Carla Cunningham won the open seat.

North Carolina House of Representatives 106th district general election, 2012^[106]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Carla Cunningham	26,577	100%
Total votes			26,577	100%
	Democratic win (new seat)

District 107

Incumbent Democrat Kelly Alexander has represented the 107th District since 2009.

North Carolina House of Representatives 107th district general election, 2012^[107]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kelly Alexander (incumbent)	32,275	100%
Total votes			32,275	100%
	Democratic hold

District 108

Incumbent Republican John Torbett has represented the 108th District since 2011.

North Carolina House of Representatives 108th district general election, 2012^[108]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Torbett (incumbent)	21,933	100%
Total votes			21,933	100%
	Republican hold

District 109

Incumbent Republican William Current has represented the 109th District since 2005. Current didn't seek re-election and Republican Dana Bumgardner won the open seat.

North Carolina House of Representatives 109th district general election, 2012^[109]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dana Bumgardner	19,772	59.22%
	Democratic	Dodie Reese	13,618	40.78%
Total votes			33,390	100%
	Republican hold

District 110

Incumbent Republican Kelly Hastings has represented the 110th District since 2011.

North Carolina House of Representatives 110th district general election, 2012^[110]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kelly Hastings (incumbent)	20,236	63.80%
	Democratic	Jamar McKoy	10,465	33.00%
	Libertarian	Lewis B. Guignard, Jr.	1,015	3.20%
Total votes			31,716	100%
	Republican hold

District 111

Incumbent Republican Tim Moore has represented the 111th District since 2003.

North Carolina House of Representatives 110th district general election, 2012^[111]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tim Moore (incumbent)	22,441	100%
Total votes			22,441	100%
	Republican hold

District 112

Incumbent Republican Mike Hager has represented the 112th District since 2011.

North Carolina House of Representatives 112th district general election, 2012^[112]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Hager (incumbent)	19,593	61.90%
	Democratic	Mark Brown	12,059	38.10%
Total votes			31,652	100%
	Republican hold

District 113

Incumbent Republican Trudi Walend has represented the 113th District since her appointment in 2012. Walend ran for a full term, but she lost re-nomination to fellow Republican Chris Whitmire. Whitmire easily won the general election.

North Carolina House of Representatives 113th district general election, 2012^[113]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chris Whitmire	25,663	63.03%
	Democratic	George Alley	15,055	36.97%
Total votes			40,718	100%
	Republican hold

District 114

Incumbent Democrat Susan Fisher has represented the 114th District since 2004.

North Carolina House of Representatives 114th district general election, 2012^[114]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Susan Fisher (incumbent)	34,719	100%
Total votes			34,719	100%
	Democratic hold

District 115

Incumbent Democrat Patsy Keever has represented the 115th District since 2010. Keever ran for the U.S House. Republican Nathan Ramsey won the open seat.

North Carolina House of Representatives 115th district general election, 2012^[115]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Nathan Ramsey	23,118	54.32%
	Democratic	Susan E. Wilson	19,438	45.68%
Total votes			42,556	100%
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 116

Incumbent Republican Tim Moffitt has represented the 116th District since 2011. Former representative Jane Whilden sought a rematch with Moffitt but she was defeated again.

North Carolina House of Representatives 116th district general election, 2012^[116]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tim Moffitt (incumbent)	21,291	56.31%
	Democratic	Jane Whilden	16,519	43.69%
Total votes			37,810	100%
	Republican hold

District 117

Incumbent Republican Chuck McGrady has represented the 117th District since 2011.

North Carolina House of Representatives 117th district general election, 2012^[117]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chuck McGrady (incumbent)	26,217	100%
Total votes			26,217	100%
	Republican hold

District 118

Incumbent Democrat Ray Rapp has represented the 118th District since 2003. Rapp lost re-election to Republican Michele Presnell.

North Carolina House of Representatives 118th district general election, 2012^[118]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michele Presnell	18,749	51.32%
	Democratic	Ray Rapp (incumbent)	17,788	48.68%
Total votes			36,537	100%
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 119

Incumbent Democrat

won the open seat.

North Carolina House of Representatives 119th district general election, 2012^[119]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joe Sam Queen	16,679	51.73%
	Republican	Mike Clampitt	15,562	48.27%
Total votes			32,241	100%
	Democratic hold

District 120

Incumbent Republican Roger West has represented the 120th District and its predecessors since 2000.

North Carolina House of Representatives 120th district general election, 2012^[120]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Roger West (incumbent)	28,903	100%
Total votes			28,903	100%
	Republican hold

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