North Carolina's 47th House district

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North Carolina's 47th State
House of Representatives
district
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Representative
  Jarrod Lowery
R Pembroke
Demographics19%  White
24%  Black
7%  Hispanic
1%  Asian
47%  Native American
2%  Multiracial
Population (2020)82,696

North Carolina's 47th House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Republican Jarrod Lowery since 2023. [1]

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Geography

Since 2005, the district has included part of Robeson County. The district overlaps with the 24th Senate district.

District officeholders

RepresentativePartyDatesNotesCounties
District created January 1, 1983.1983–2003
Part of Burke County. [2] [3]
Ray Charles Fletcher
( Valdese )
Democratic January 1, 1983 –
January 1, 1993
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Walt Church
( Valdese )
Democratic January 1, 1993 –
January 1, 2003
Redistricted to the 86th district.
Ronnie Sutton
( Pembroke )
Democratic January 1, 2003 –
January 1, 2011
Redistricted from the 85th district.
Lost re-nomination.
2003–2005
Parts of Hoke and Robeson counties. [4]
2005–Present
Part of Robeson County. [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
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Charles Graham
( Lumberton )
Democratic January 1, 2011 –
January 1, 2023
Retired to run for Congress.
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Jarrod Lowery
( Pembroke )
Republican January 1, 2023 –
Present

Election results

2024

North Carolina House of Representatives 47th district general election, 2024 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jarrod Lowery (incumbent) 20,428 64.63%
Democratic Eshonda Hooper11,18235.37%
Total votes31,610 100%
Republican hold

2022

North Carolina House of Representatives 47th district Democratic primary election, 2022 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Charles Townsend 3,355 63.82%
Democratic Aminah Ghaffar1,90236.18%
Total votes5,257 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 47th district Republican primary election, 2022 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jarrod Lowery 1,310 70.05%
Republican Mickey Biggs56029.95%
Total votes1,870 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 47th district general election, 2022 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jarrod Lowery 11,386 60.76%
Democratic Charles Townsend7,35339.24%
Total votes18,739 100%
Republican gain from Democratic

2020

North Carolina House of Representatives 47th district general election, 2020 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Charles Graham (incumbent) 14,470 52.44%
Republican Olivia Oxendine13,12647.56%
Total votes27,596 100%
Democratic hold

2018

North Carolina House of Representatives 47th district Republican primary election, 2018 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jarrod Lowery 572 59.83%
Republican Tom Norton38440.17%
Total votes956 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 47th district general election, 2018 [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Charles Graham (incumbent) 11,496 58.91%
Republican Jarrod Lowery 8,01841.09%
Total votes19,514 100%
Democratic hold

2016

North Carolina House of Representatives 47th district Democratic primary election, 2016 [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Charles Graham (incumbent) 5,634 58.39%
Democratic Randall Jones4,01541.61%
Total votes9,649 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 47th district general election, 2016 [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Charles Graham (incumbent) 17,366 100%
Total votes17,366 100%
Democratic hold

2014

North Carolina House of Representatives 47th district general election, 2014 [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Charles Graham (incumbent) 9,978 100%
Total votes9,978 100%
Democratic hold

2012

North Carolina House of Representatives 47th district general election, 2012 [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Charles Graham (incumbent) 18,322 100%
Total votes18,322 100%
Democratic hold

2010

North Carolina House of Representatives 47th district Democratic primary election, 2010 [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Charles Graham 4,544 51.04%
Democratic Ronnie Sutton (incumbent)4,35848.96%
Total votes8,902 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 47th district general election, 2010 [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Charles Graham 7,865 66.83%
Republican Brawleigh Jason Graham3,90333.17%
Total votes11,768 100%
Democratic hold

2008

North Carolina House of Representatives 47th district Democratic primary election, 2008 [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ronnie Sutton (incumbent) 6,932 59.53%
Democratic Charles Graham 4,71340.47%
Total votes11,645 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 47th district general election, 2008 [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ronnie Sutton (incumbent) 17,238 100%
Total votes17,238 100%
Democratic hold

2006

North Carolina House of Representatives 47th district general election, 2006 [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ronnie Sutton (incumbent) 5,791 100%
Total votes5,791 100%
Democratic hold

2004

North Carolina House of Representatives 47th district general election, 2004 [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ronnie Sutton (incumbent) 15,224 100%
Total votes15,224 100%
Democratic hold

2002

North Carolina House of Representatives 47th district general election, 2002 [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ronnie Sutton (incumbent) 7,031 73.18%
Republican Christopher Lowry2,57726.82%
Total votes9,608 100%
Democratic hold

2000

North Carolina House of Representatives 47th district general election, 2000 [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Walt Church (incumbent) 12,102 58.55%
Republican Earl A. Cook8,56741.45%
Total votes20,669 100%
Democratic hold

References

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