North Carolina's 42nd House district

North Carolina's 42nd State
House of Representatives
district
North Carolina's 42nd State; House of Representatives; district
Representative
	Mike Colvin ; D – Fayetteville
Demographics	33% White ; 39% Black ; 17% Hispanic ; 3% Asian ; 1% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander ; 7% Other
Population (2020)	87,027

Last updated January 03, 2025

North Carolina's 42nd House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Democrat Mike Colvin since 2025.^[1]

Geography

Since 2005, the district has included part of Cumberland County. The district overlaps with the 19th and 21st Senate districts.

District officeholders since 1991

Representative	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
John Wayne Kahl	Democratic	January 1, 1991 – January 1, 1993		1991–2003 Part of Iredell County.^[2]^[3]
Frank Mitchell	Republican	January 1, 1993 – January 1, 2003	Redistricted to the 96th district.	1991–2003 Part of Iredell County.^[2]^[3]
Marvin Lucas	Democratic	January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2025	Redistricted from the 17th district. Retired.	2003–2005 Part of Cumberland and Harnett counties.^[4]
Marvin Lucas	Democratic	January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2025	Redistricted from the 17th district. Retired.	2005–Present Part of Cumberland County.^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]
Mike Colvin	Democratic	January 1, 2025 – Present

Election results

2024

North Carolina House of Representatives 42nd district Democratic primary election, 2024^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Colvin	1,778	35.02%
	Democratic	Naveed Aziz	1,471	28.97%
	Democratic	Elmer Floyd	1,147	22.59%
	Democratic	Courtney Banks-McLaughlin	681	13.41%
Total votes			5,077	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 42nd district general election, 2024^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Colvin	18,301	74.29%
	Republican	Leonard Bryant	6,332	25.71%
Total votes			24,633	100%
	Democratic hold

2022

North Carolina House of Representatives 42nd district Democratic primary election, 2022^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marvin Lucas (incumbent)	2,660	55.85%
	Democratic	Naveed Aziz	2,103	44.15%
Total votes			4,763	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 42nd district general election, 2022^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marvin Lucas (incumbent)	10,563	71.27%
	Republican	Gloria Carrasco	4,258	28.73%
Total votes			14,821	100%
	Democratic hold

2020

North Carolina House of Representatives 42nd district general election, 2020^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marvin Lucas (incumbent)	19,024	67.39%
	Republican	Jon Blake	9,206	32.61%
Total votes			28,230	100%
	Democratic hold

2018

North Carolina House of Representatives 42nd district general election, 2018^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marvin Lucas (incumbent)	13,100	76.05%
	Republican	Ed Williams	3,684	21.39%
	Constitution	Mark A. Crowe	442	2.57%
Total votes			17,226	100%
	Democratic hold

2016

North Carolina House of Representatives 42nd district general election, 2016^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marvin Lucas (incumbent)	24,213	100%
Total votes			24,213	100%
	Democratic hold

2014

North Carolina House of Representatives 42nd district general election, 2014^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marvin Lucas (incumbent)	13,708	100%
Total votes			13,708	100%
	Democratic hold

2012

North Carolina House of Representatives 42nd district general election, 2012^[19]
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

2010

North Carolina House of Representatives 42nd district general election, 2010^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marvin Lucas (incumbent)	8,874	100%
Total votes			8,874	100%
	Democratic hold

2008

North Carolina House of Representatives 42nd district general election, 2008^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marvin Lucas (incumbent)	19,137	100%
Total votes			19,137	100%
	Democratic hold

2006

North Carolina House of Representatives 42nd district general election, 2006^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marvin Lucas (incumbent)	5,610	100%
Total votes			5,610	100%
	Democratic hold

2004

North Carolina House of Representatives 42nd district general election, 2004^[23]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marvin Lucas (incumbent)	10,746	66.24%
	Republican	Bob White	5,476	33.76%
Total votes			16,222	100%
	Democratic hold

2002

North Carolina House of Representatives 42nd district general election, 2002^[24]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marvin Lucas (incumbent)	6,845	100%
Total votes			6,845	100%
	Democratic hold

2000

North Carolina House of Representatives 42nd district general election, 2000^[25]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frank Mitchell (incumbent)	14,158	62.70%
	Democratic	John Wayne Kahl	8,421	37.30%
Total votes			22,579	100%
	Republican hold

References

↑ "State House District 42, NC". Census Reporter. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
↑ J. D. Lewis (2014). "North Carolina State House of Representatives Districts Map - 1985 to 1992" . Retrieved August 9, 2022.
↑ "1992 House Base Plan 5" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
↑ "Interim House Redistricting Plan For N.C. 2002 Election" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
↑ "House Redistricting Plan" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
↑ "Lewis-Dollar-Dockham 4" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
↑ "2018 House Election Districts" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
↑ "HB 1020, 2nd Edition - 2019 House Remedial Map" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
↑ "S.L. 2022-4 House" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
↑ "SS.L. 2023-149 House" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
↑ North Carolina State Board Of Elections.
↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
↑ North Carolina State Board Of Elections.
↑ North Carolina State Board Of Elections.
↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
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↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
↑ "NC State House 042". Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 9, 2022.

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[1] "State House District 42, NC". Census Reporter. Retrieved January 2, 2025.

[2] J. D. Lewis (2014). "North Carolina State House of Representatives Districts Map - 1985 to 1992" . Retrieved August 9, 2022.

[3] "1992 House Base Plan 5" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 9, 2022.

[4] "Interim House Redistricting Plan For N.C. 2002 Election" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 9, 2022.

[5] "House Redistricting Plan" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 9, 2022.

[6] "Lewis-Dollar-Dockham 4" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 9, 2022.

[7] "2018 House Election Districts" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 9, 2022.

[8] "HB 1020, 2nd Edition - 2019 House Remedial Map" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 9, 2022.

[9] "S.L. 2022-4 House" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 9, 2022.

[10] "SS.L. 2023-149 House" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved January 2, 2025.

[11] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

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[25] "NC State House 042". Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 9, 2022.

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