North Carolina's 61st House district
North Carolina's 61st State House of Representatives district | |||
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Demographics | 48% White 41% Black 7% Hispanic 2% Asian | ||
Population (2020) | 86,322 |
North Carolina's 61st House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Democrat Pricey Harrison since 2019.[1]
Geography
[edit]Since 2003, the district has included part of Guilford County. The district overlaps with the 27th and 28th Senate districts.
District officeholders
[edit]Representative | Party | Dates | Notes | Counties |
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District created January 1, 1985. | 1985–2003 Part of Wake County.[2][3] | |||
Casper Holroyd | Democratic | January 1, 1985 – January 1, 1989 | ||
Art Pope | Republican | January 1, 1989 – January 1, 1993 | Retired to run for Lieutenant Governor. | |
Brad Miller | Democratic | January 1, 1993 – January 1, 1995 | Lost re-election. | |
Chuck Neely | Republican | January 1, 1995 – April 7, 1999 | Resigned. | |
Vacant | April 7, 1999 – April 13, 1999 | |||
Art Pope | Republican | April 13, 1999 – January 1, 2003 | Appointed to finish Neely's term. Redistricted to the 34th district and retired. | |
Steve Wood | Republican | January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2005 | Lost re-nomination. | 2003–Present Parts of Guilford County.[4][5][6] |
Laura Wiley | Republican | January 1, 2005 – January 1, 2011 | Retired. | |
John Faircloth | Republican | January 1, 2011 – January 1, 2019 | Redistricted to the 62nd district. | |
Pricey Harrison | Democratic | January 1, 2019 – Present | Redistricted from the 57th district. |
Election results
[edit]2022
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Pricey Harrison (incumbent) | 19,862 | 100% | |
Total votes | 19,862 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
2020
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Pricey Harrison (incumbent) | 33,983 | 100% | |
Total votes | 33,983 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
2018
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Pricey Harrison (incumbent) | 25,469 | 73.30% | |
Republican | Alissa Batts | 9,275 | 26.70% | |
Total votes | 34,744 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
2016
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John Faircloth (incumbent) | 31,767 | 100% | |
Total votes | 31,767 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
2014
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John Faircloth (incumbent) | 19,030 | 67.17% | |
Democratic | Ron Weatherford | 9,303 | 32.83% | |
Total votes | 28,333 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
2012
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John Faircloth (incumbent) | 26,465 | 63.84% | |
Democratic | Ron Weatherford | 14,988 | 36.16% | |
Total votes | 41,453 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
2010
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John Faircloth | 1,783 | 42.60% | |
Republican | Paul Norcross | 1,050 | 25.09% | |
Republican | Georgia Nixon-Roney | 716 | 17.11% | |
Republican | Gerald T. Grubb | 636 | 15.20% | |
Total votes | 4,185 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John Faircloth | 18,035 | 100% | |
Total votes | 18,035 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
2008
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Laura Wiley (incumbent) | 3,702 | 51.80% | |
Republican | George Ragsdale | 3,445 | 48.20% | |
Total votes | 7,147 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Laura Wiley (incumbent) | 26,777 | 100% | |
Total votes | 26,777 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
2006
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Laura Wiley (incumbent) | 12,342 | 100% | |
Total votes | 12,342 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
2004
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Laura Wiley | 2,515 | 51.48% | |
Republican | Steve Wood (incumbent) | 2,370 | 48.52% | |
Total votes | 4,885 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Laura Wiley | 25,490 | 100% | |
Total votes | 25,490 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
2002
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Steve Wood | 1,522 | 32.99% | |
Republican | M. Christopher Whitley | 1,230 | 26.66% | |
Republican | Robert L. "Bob" Fowler | 1,101 | 23.87% | |
Republican | Sam Spagnola | 760 | 16.48% | |
Total votes | 4,613 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Steve Wood | 16,769 | 79.16% | ||
Libertarian | Jennifer Schulz Medlock | 4,415 | 20.84% | ||
Total votes | 21,184 | 100% | |||
Republican win (new seat) |
2000
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Art Pope (incumbent) | 14,810 | 50.98% | |
Democratic | Jack Nichols | 14,243 | 49.02% | |
Total votes | 29,053 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
References
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- ^ "House Redistricting Plan" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
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- ^ "HB 1020, 2nd Edition - 2019 House Remedial Map" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
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