North Carolina's 13th House district

North Carolina's 13th State
House of Representatives
district
North Carolina's 13th State; House of Representatives; district
Representative
	Celeste Cairns ; R – Emerald Isle
Demographics	81% White ; 7% Black ; 5% Hispanic ; 1% Asian ; 5% Multiracial
Population (2020)	82,623

Last updated March 29, 2025

North Carolina's 13th House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Republican Celeste Cairns since 2023.^[1]

Geography

Since 2023, the district has included all of Carteret County, as well as part of Craven County. The district overlaps with the 2nd and 3rd Senate districts.

District officeholders since 1995

Representative	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
Danny McComas ( Wilmington )	Republican	January 1, 1995 – January 1, 2003	Redistricted to the 19th district.	1995–2003 Part of New Hanover County.^[2]
Jean Preston ( Emerald Isle )	Republican	January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2007	Redistricted from the 4th district. Retired to run for State Senate.	2003–2005 All of Carteret County. Part of Onslow County.^[3]
Jean Preston ( Emerald Isle )	Republican	January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2007		2005–2023 All of Carteret and Jones counties.^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]
Pat McElraft ( Emerald Isle )	Republican	January 1, 2007 – January 1, 2023	Retired.
Celeste Cairns ( Emerald Isle )	Republican	January 1, 2023 – Present		2023–Present All of Carteret County. Part of Craven County.^[8]^[9]

Election results

2024

North Carolina House of Representatives 13th district Democratic primary election, 2024^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Katie Tomberlin	2,341	62.24%
	Democratic	Melvin Cooper	1,420	37.76%
Total votes			3,761	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 13th district general election, 2024^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Celeste Cairns (incumbent)	35,181	69.89%
	Democratic	Katie Tomberlin	15,158	30.11%
Total votes			50,339	100%
	Republican hold

2022

North Carolina House of Representatives 13th district Republican primary election, 2022^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Celeste Cairns	6,271	54.88%
	Republican	Pete Benton	3,984	34.86%
	Republican	Eden Gordon Hill	1,172	10.26%
Total votes			11,427	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 13th district general election, 2022^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Celeste Cairns	25,850	71.32%
	Democratic	Katie Tomberlin	10,394	28.68%
Total votes			36,244	100%
	Republican hold

2020

North Carolina House of Representatives 13th district general election, 2020^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Pat McElraft (incumbent)	33,477	71.65%
	Democratic	Buck Bayliff	13,246	28.35%
Total votes			46,723	100%
	Republican hold

2018

North Carolina House of Representatives 13th district Republican primary election, 2018^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Pat McElraft (incumbent)	5,746	75.52%
	Republican	Blake Beadle	1,863	24.48%
Total votes			7,609	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 13th district general election, 2018^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Pat McElraft (incumbent)	22,755	72.76%
	Unaffliated	Pene diMaio	8,518	27.24%
Total votes			31,273	100%
	Republican hold

2016

North Carolina House of Representatives 13th district general election, 2016^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Pat McElraft (incumbent)	29,188	70.82%
	Democratic	Rodney Alexander	12,024	29.18%
Total votes			41,212	100%
	Republican hold

2014

North Carolina House of Representatives 13th district general election, 2014^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Pat McElraft (incumbent)	19,946	69.73%
	Democratic	Jim Nolan	8,659	30.27%
Total votes			28,605	100%
	Republican hold

2012

North Carolina House of Representatives 13th district general election, 2012^[19]
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

2010

North Carolina House of Representatives 13th district Republican primary election, 2010^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Pat McElraft (incumbent)	4,354	77.43%
	Republican	Wyatt Rike	1,269	22.57%
Total votes			5,623	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 13th district general election, 2010^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Pat McElraft (incumbent)	19,491	73.26%
	Democratic	Craig K. Hassler	7,113	26.74%
Total votes			26,604	100%
	Republican hold

2008

North Carolina House of Representatives 13th district general election, 2008^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Pat McElraft (incumbent)	22,022	56.85%
	Democratic	Barbara Garrity-Blake	16,714	43.15%
Total votes			38,736	100%
	Republican hold

2006

North Carolina House of Representatives 13th district Republican primary election, 2006^[23]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Pat McElraft	4,491	68.06%
	Republican	Dave Fowler	2,108	31.94%
Total votes			6,599	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 13th district general election, 2006^[24]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Pat McElraft	14,304	58.37%
	Democratic	G. Malcolm Fulcher, Jr.	10,201	41.63%
Total votes			24,505	100%
	Republican hold

2004

North Carolina House of Representatives 13th district general election, 2004^[25]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jean Preston (incumbent)	20,607	70.77%
	Democratic	Malcolm Fulcher	8,513	29.23%
Total votes			29,120	100%
	Republican hold

2002

North Carolina House of Representatives District 13th district Democratic primary election, 2002^[26]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ronald Smith (incumbent)	4,327	71.75%
	Democratic	Bruce Etheridge	1,704	28.25%
Total votes			6,031	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives District 13th district general election, 2002^[27]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jean Preston (incumbent)	12,530	56.48%
	Democratic	Ronald Smith (incumbent)	9,653	43.52%
Total votes			22,183	100%
	Republican hold

2000

North Carolina House of Representatives 13th district general election, 2000^[28]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Danny McComas (incumbent)	20,214	100%
Total votes			20,214	100%
	Republican hold

References

↑ "State House District 13, NC". Census Reporter. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
↑ "1992 House Base Plan 5" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
↑ "Interim House Redistricting Plan For N.C. 2002 Election" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
↑ "House Redistricting Plan" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
↑ "Lewis-Dollar-Dockham 4" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
↑ "2018 House Election Districts" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
↑ "HB 1020, 2nd Edition - 2019 House Remedial Map" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
↑ "S.L. 2022-4 House" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
↑ "SS.L. 2023-149 House" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
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↑ "NC State House 013". Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 4, 2022.

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[1] "State House District 13, NC". Census Reporter. Retrieved March 28, 2025.

[2] "1992 House Base Plan 5" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 4, 2022.

[3] "Interim House Redistricting Plan For N.C. 2002 Election" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 4, 2022.

[4] "House Redistricting Plan" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 4, 2022.

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

[6] "2018 House Election Districts" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 4, 2022.

[7] "HB 1020, 2nd Edition - 2019 House Remedial Map" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 4, 2022.

[8] "S.L. 2022-4 House" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved December 20, 2022.

[9] "SS.L. 2023-149 House" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved March 28, 2025.

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