North Carolina's 103rd House district

North Carolina's 103rd State
House of Representatives
district
North Carolina's 103rd State; House of Representatives; district
Representative
	Laura Budd ; D – Matthews
Demographics	68% White ; 11% Black ; 7% Hispanic ; 10% Asian ; 5% Multiracial
Population (2020)	88,248

Last updated June 02, 2025

North Carolina's 103rd House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Democrat Laura Budd since 2023.^[1]

Geography

Since 2003, the district has included part of Mecklenburg County. The district overlaps with the 39th and 42nd Senate districts.

District officeholders

Representative	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
District created January 1, 2003.				2003–Present Part of Mecklenburg County.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]
Jim Gulley ( Matthews )	Republican	January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2011	Redistricted from the 69th district. Retired.
Bill Brawley ( Matthews )	Republican	January 1, 2011 – January 1, 2019	Lost re-election.
Rachel Hunt ( Charlotte )	Democratic	January 1, 2019 – January 1, 2023	Retired to run for State Senate.
Laura Budd ( Matthews )	Democratic	January 1, 2023 – Present

Election results

2024

North Carolina House of Representatives 103rd district general election, 2024^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Laura Budd (incumbent)	25,772	58.07%
	Republican	Joshua Niday	18,609	41.93%
Total votes			44,381	100%
	Democratic hold

2022

North Carolina House of Representatives 103rd district Democratic primary election, 2022^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Laura Budd	2,994	56.99%
	Democratic	Ann Harlan	2,260	43.01%
Total votes			5,254	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 103rd district general election, 2022^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Laura Budd	20,200	52.48%
	Republican	Bill Brawley	18,294	47.52%
Total votes			38,494	100%
	Democratic hold

2020

North Carolina House of Representatives 103rd district general election, 2020^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rachel Hunt (incumbent)	26,818	54.93%
	Republican	Bill Brawley	22,008	45.07%
Total votes			48,826	100%
	Democratic hold

2018

North Carolina House of Representatives 103rd district general election, 2018^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rachel Hunt	19,133	50.09%
	Republican	Bill Brawley (incumbent)	19,065	49.91%
Total votes			38,198	100%
	Democratic gain from Republican

2016

North Carolina House of Representatives 103rd district Democratic primary election, 2016^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rochelle Rivas	3,248	50.10%
	Democratic	Noah Lieberman	3,235	49.90%
Total votes			6,483	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 103rd district general election, 2016^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Brawley (incumbent)	21,702	56.19%
	Democratic	Rochelle Rivas	16,922	43.81%
Total votes			38,624	100%
	Republican hold

2014

North Carolina House of Representatives 103rd district general election, 2014^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Brawley (incumbent)	15,641	100%
Total votes			15,641	100%
	Republican hold

2012

North Carolina House of Representatives 103rd district general election, 2012^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Brawley (incumbent)	25,477	100%
Total votes			25,477	100%
	Republican hold

2010

North Carolina House of Representatives 103rd district Republican primary election, 2010^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Brawley	1,602	57.23%
	Republican	Lloyd Austin	1,197	42.77%
Total votes			2,799	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 103rd district general election, 2010^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Brawley	13,790	56.01%
	Democratic	Ann Newman	10,830	43.99%
Total votes			24,620	100%
	Republican hold

2008

North Carolina House of Representatives 103rd district Republican primary election, 2008^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Gulley (incumbent)	2,270	49.14%
	Republican	Edith "Edy" Brotherton	1,209	26.17%
	Republican	Larry Hale	1,140	24.68%
Total votes			4,619	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 103rd district general election, 2008^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Gulley (incumbent)	20,798	69.37%
	Unaffiliated	Mark Brody	9,184	30.63%
Total votes			29,982	100%
	Republican hold

2006

North Carolina House of Representatives 103rd district Republican primary election, 2006^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Gulley (incumbent)	724	69.15%
	Republican	Larry Hale	323	30.85%
Total votes			1,047	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 103rd district general election, 2006^[23]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Gulley (incumbent)	9,267	57.90%
	Democratic	Everette A. Passaly	6,738	42.10%
Total votes			16,005	100%
	Republican hold

2004

North Carolina House of Representatives 103rd district general election, 2004^[24]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Gulley (incumbent)	18,195	57.32%
	Democratic	Sid Sowers	12,463	39.26%
	Libertarian	Stephen Burr	1,087	3.42%
Total votes			31,745	100%
	Republican hold

2002

North Carolina House of Representatives 103rd district Republican primary election, 2002^[25]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Gulley (incumbent)	1,980	57.89%
	Republican	K. Larry Hale	1,440	42.11%
Total votes			3,420	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 103rd district general election, 2002^[26]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Gulley (incumbent)	17,254	90.24%
	Libertarian	Andy Grum	1,866	9.76%
Total votes			19,120	100%
	Republican hold

References

↑ "State House District 103, NC". Census Reporter. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
↑ "Interim House Redistricting Plan For N.C. 2002 Election" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
↑ "House Redistricting Plan" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
↑ "Lewis-Dollar-Dockham 4" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
↑ "2018 House Election Districts" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
↑ "HB 1020, 2nd Edition - 2019 House Remedial Map" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
↑ "S.L. 2022-4 House" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
↑ "SS.L. 2023-149 House" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
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[1] "State House District 103, NC". Census Reporter. Retrieved June 1, 2025.

[2] "Interim House Redistricting Plan For N.C. 2002 Election" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved October 6, 2022.

[3] "House Redistricting Plan" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved October 6, 2022.

[4] "Lewis-Dollar-Dockham 4" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved October 6, 2022.

[5] "2018 House Election Districts" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved October 6, 2022.

[6] "HB 1020, 2nd Edition - 2019 House Remedial Map" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved October 6, 2022.

[7] "S.L. 2022-4 House" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved October 6, 2022.

[8] "SS.L. 2023-149 House" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved June 1, 2025.

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v t e Members of the North Carolina House of Representatives
157th General Assembly (2025–2026) Speaker of the House Destin Hall (R) Speaker pro tempore Sarah Stevens (R) Majority Leader John Bell (R) Minority Leader Robert Reives (D)
▌ Ed Goodwin (R) ▌ Ray Jeffers (D) ▌ Steve Tyson (R) ▌ Jimmy Dixon (R) ▌ Bill Ward (R) ▌ Joe Pike (R) ▌ Matthew Winslow (R) ▌ Gloristine Brown (D) ▌ Timothy Reeder (R) ▌ John Bell (R) ▌ Allison Dahle (D) ▌ Chris Humphrey (R) ▌ Celeste Cairns (R) ▌ Wyatt Gable (R) ▌ Phil Shepard (R) ▌ Carson Smith (R) ▌ Frank Iler (R) ▌ Deb Butler (D) ▌ Charlie Miller (R) ▌ Ted Davis Jr. (R) ▌ Ya Liu (D) ▌ William Brisson (R) ▌ Shelly Willingham (D) ▌ Dante Pittman (D) ▌ Allen Chesser (R) ▌ Donna McDowell White (R) ▌ Rodney Pierce (D) ▌ Larry Strickland (R) ▌ Vernetta Alston (D) ▌ Marcia Morey (D) ▌ Zack Forde-Hawkins (D) ▌Bryan Cohn (D) ▌ Monika Johnson-Hostler (D) ▌ Tim Longest (D) ▌Mike Schietzelt (R) ▌ Julie von Haefen (D) ▌ Erin Paré (R) ▌ Abe Jones (D) ▌ James Roberson (D) ▌ Phil Rubin (D) ▌ Maria Cervania (D) ▌Mike Colvin (D) ▌ Diane Wheatley (R) ▌ Charles Smith (D) ▌ Frances Jackson (D) ▌ Brenden Jones (R) ▌ Jarrod Lowery (R) ▌ Garland Pierce (D) ▌ Cynthia Ball (D) ▌ Renee Price (D) ▌ John Sauls (R) ▌ Ben Moss (R) ▌ Howard Penny Jr. (R) ▌ Robert Reives (D) ▌ Mark Brody (R) ▌ Allen Buansi (D) ▌ Tracy Clark (D) ▌ Amos Quick (D) ▌ Alan Branson (R) ▌ Cecil Brockman (D) ▌ Pricey Harrison (D) ▌ John Blust (R) ▌ Stephen Ross (R) ▌ Dennis Riddell (R) ▌ Reece Pyrtle (R) ▌ Sarah Crawford (D) ▌Cody Huneycutt (R) ▌ David Willis (R) ▌ Dean Arp (R) ▌ Brian Biggs (R) ▌ Kanika Brown (D) ▌ Amber Baker (D) ▌Jonathan Almond (R) ▌ Jeff Zenger (R) ▌ Donny Lambeth (R) ▌ Harry Warren (R) ▌ Julia Craven Howard (R) ▌ Neal Jackson (R) ▌ Keith Kidwell (R) ▌ Sam Watford (R) ▌ Larry Potts (R) ▌Brian Echevarria (R) ▌Grant Campbell (R) ▌ Jeffrey McNeely (R) ▌ Dudley Greene (R) ▌ Hugh Blackwell (R) ▌ Destin Hall (R) ▌ Mary Belk (D) ▌ Mitchell Setzer (R) ▌ Sarah Stevens (R) ▌ Kyle Hall (R) ▌ Terry Brown (D) ▌ Ray Pickett (R) ▌ Blair Eddins (R) ▌Todd Carver (R) ▌ Jay Adams (R) ▌ Heather Rhyne (R) ▌ Beth Gardner Helfrich (D) ▌ Nasif Majeed (D) ▌Julia Greenfield (D) ▌ Carolyn Logan (D) ▌ Becky Carney (D) ▌ Laura Budd (D) ▌ Brandon Lofton (D) ▌ Tricia Cotham (R) ▌ Carla Cunningham (D) ▌Aisha Dew (D) ▌ John Torbett (R) ▌ Donnie Loftis (R) ▌ Kelly Hastings (R) ▌Paul Scott (R) ▌ Jordan Lopez (D) ▌ Jake Johnson (R) ▌ Eric Ager (D) ▌ Lindsey Prather (D) ▌ Brian Turner (D) ▌ Jennifer Balkcom (R) ▌ Mark Pless (R) ▌ Mike Clampitt (R) ▌ Karl Gillespie (R)
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