North Carolina's 29th House district

North Carolina's 29th State House of Representatives district
Representative	Vernetta Alston D – Durham
Demographics	46%  White 30%  Black 13%  Hispanic 6%  Asian 4%  Multiracial
Population (2020)	94,338

North Carolina's 29th House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Democrat Vernetta Alston since 2020. ^[1]

Geography

Since 2003, the district has included part of Durham County. The district overlaps with the 20th and 22nd Senate districts.

District officeholders since 1985

Representative	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
Michael Decker ( Walkertown )	Republican	January 1, 1985 – January 1, 1993	Redistricted to the 84th district.	1985–1993 Parts of Guilford and Forsyth counties. [2]
Joanne Bowie ( Greensboro )	Republican	January 1, 1993 – January 1, 2003	Redistricted from the 27th district. Redistricted to the 57th district.	1993–2003 Part of Guilford County. [3]
Paul Miller ( Durham )	Democratic	January 1, 2003 – July 7, 2006	Redistricted from the 23rd district. Resigned.	2003–Present Part of Durham County. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
Vacant		July 7, 2006 – July 11, 2006
Larry Hall ( Durham )	Democratic	July 11, 2006 – January 11, 2017	Appointed to finish Miller's term. Resigned.
Vacant		January 11, 2017 – February 15, 2017
MaryAnn Black ( Durham )	Democratic	February 15, 2017 – March 25, 2020	Appointed to finish Hall's term. Died.
Vacant		March 25, 2020 – April 13, 2020
Vernetta Alston ( Durham )	Democratic	April 13, 2020 – Present	Appointed to finish Black's term.

Election results

2024

North Carolina House of Representatives 29th district general election, 2024 ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Vernetta Alston (incumbent)	47,945	100%
Total votes			47,945	100%
	Democratic hold

2022

North Carolina House of Representatives 29th district general election, 2022 ^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Vernetta Alston (incumbent)	35,220	100%
Total votes			35,220	100%
	Democratic hold

2020

North Carolina House of Representatives 29th district general election, 2020 ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Vernetta Alston (incumbent)	44,930	100%
Total votes			44,930	100%
	Democratic hold

2018

North Carolina House of Representatives 29th district general election, 2018 ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	MaryAnn Black (incumbent)	32,757	88.15%
	Republican	Charles Becker	4,402	11.85%
Total votes			37,159	100%
	Democratic hold

2016

North Carolina House of Representatives 29th district general election, 2016 ^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Larry Hall (incumbent)	39,607	100%
Total votes			39,607	100%
	Democratic hold

2014

North Carolina House of Representatives 29th district general election, 2014 ^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Larry Hall (incumbent)	22,667	100%
Total votes			22,667	100%
	Democratic hold

2012

North Carolina House of Representatives 29th district general election, 2012 ^[17]

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

2010

North Carolina House of Representatives 29th district general election, 2010 ^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Larry Hall (incumbent)	18,130	100%
Total votes			18,130	100%
	Democratic hold

2008

North Carolina House of Representatives 29th district general election, 2008 ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Larry Hall (incumbent)	31,254	90.73%
	Libertarian	Justin Lallinger	3,219	9.27%
Total votes			34,473	100%
	Democratic hold

2006

North Carolina House of Representatives 29th district Democratic primary election, 2006 ^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Larry Hall	2,190	29.82%
	Democratic	Sandy Ogburn	1,917	26.10%
	Democratic	Mary D. Jacobs	1,552	21.13%
	Democratic	T. Brock Winslow	1,099	14.96%
	Democratic	Angela V. Langley	586	7.98%
Total votes			7,344	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 29th district Democratic primary run-off election, 2006 ^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Larry Hall	1,633	55.47%
	Democratic	Sandy Ogburn	1,311	44.53%
Total votes			2,944	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 29th district general election, 2006 ^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Larry Hall (incumbent)	13,295	100%
Total votes			13,295	100%
	Democratic hold

2004

North Carolina House of Representatives 29th district general election, 2004 ^[23]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Paul Miller (incumbent)	27,249	100%
Total votes			27,249	100%
	Democratic hold

2002

North Carolina House of Representatives 29th district general election, 2002 ^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Paul Miller (incumbent)	15,152	100%
Total votes			15,152	100%
	Democratic hold

2000

North Carolina House of Representatives 29th district general election, 2000 ^[25]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joanne Bowie (incumbent)	25,045	100%
Total votes			25,045	100%
	Republican hold

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