North Carolina's 5th House district

Not to be confused with North Carolina's 5th congressional district.

North Carolina's 5th State House of Representatives district
Representative	Bill Ward R – Elizabeth City
Demographics	53%  White 36%  Black 5%  Hispanic 1%  Asian 4%  Multiracial
Population (2020)	82,502

North Carolina's 5th House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Republican Bill Ward since 2023. ^[1]

Geography

Since 2023, the district has included all of Hertford, Gates, Pasquotank, and Camden counties. The district overlaps with the 1st Senate district.

District officeholders since 1989

Representative	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
Howard Hunter Jr. ( Ahoskie )	Democratic	January 1, 1989 – January 7, 2007	Died.	1989–1993 All of Northampton County. Parts of Bertie, Hertford, and Gates counties. [2]
				1993-2003 All of Northampton and Gates counties. Parts of Bertie and Hertford counties. [3]
				2003–2005 All of Bertie, Northampton, and Hertford counties. [4]
				2005–2013 All of Bertie, Hertford, Gates, and Perquimans counties. [5]
Vacant		January 7, 2007 – January 24, 2007
Annie Mobley ( Ahoskie )	Democratic	January 24, 2007 – January 1, 2015	Appointed to finish Hunter's term. Lost re-nomination.
				2013–2019 All of Bertie, Hertford, and Gates counties. Part of Pasquotank County. [6]
Howard Hunter III ( Ahoskie )	Democratic	January 1, 2015 – January 1, 2023	Lost re-election.
				2019–2023 All of Hertford, Gates, and Pasquotank counties. [7] [8]
Bill Ward ( Elizabeth City )	Republican	January 1, 2023 – Present		2023–Present All of Hertford, Gates, Pasquotank, and Camden counties. [9] [10]

Election results

2024

North Carolina House of Representatives 5th district general election, 2024 ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Ward (incumbent)	22,357	54.16%
	Democratic	Howard Hunter III	18,924	45.84%
Total votes			41,281	100%
	Republican hold

2022

North Carolina House of Representatives 5th district Republican primary election, 2022 ^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Ward	3,359	68.27%
	Republican	Donald Kirkland	1,561	31.73%
Total votes			4,920	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 5th district general election, 2022 ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Ward	15,784	53.83%
	Democratic	Howard Hunter III (incumbent)	13,539	46.17%
Total votes			29,323	100%
	Republican gain from Democratic

2020

North Carolina House of Representatives 5th district Democratic primary election, 2020 ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Howard Hunter III (incumbent)	6,359	67.48%
	Democratic	Keith Rivers	3,064	32.52%
Total votes			9,423	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 5th district general election, 2020 ^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Howard Hunter III (incumbent)	20,061	56.71%
	Republican	Donald Kirkland	15,314	43.29%
Total votes			35,375	100%
	Democratic hold

2018

North Carolina House of Representatives 5th district general election, 2018 ^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Howard Hunter III (incumbent)	15,206	59.92%
	Republican	Phillip Smith	10,172	40.08%
Total votes			25,378	100%
	Democratic hold

2016

North Carolina House of Representatives 5th district general election, 2016 ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Howard Hunter III (incumbent)	25,961	100%
Total votes			25,961	100%
	Democratic hold

2014

North Carolina House of Representatives 5th district Democratic primary election, 2014 ^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Howard Hunter III	5,248	58.89%
	Democratic	Annie Mobley (incumbent)	3,664	41.11%
Total votes			8,912	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 5th district general election, 2014 ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Howard Hunter III	14,430	68.55%
	Republican	Sidney Pierce III	6,620	31.45%
Total votes			21,050	100%
	Democratic hold

2012

North Carolina House of Representatives 5th district Democratic primary election, 2012 ^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Annie Mobley (incumbent)	7,351	60.77%
	Democratic	Linda L. Backburn	4,746	39.23%
Total votes			12,097	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 5th district general election, 2012 ^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Annie Mobley (incumbent)	27,458	100%
Total votes			27,458	100%
	Democratic hold

2010

North Carolina House of Representatives 5th district general election, 2010 ^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Annie Mobley (incumbent)	11,850	58.99%
	Republican	Matthew "Matt" Peeler	8,237	41.01%
Total votes			20,087	100%
	Democratic hold

2008

North Carolina House of Representatives 5th district Democratic primary election, 2008 ^[23]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Annie Mobley (incumbent)	8,480	58.63%
	Democratic	Robert Richardson	5,984	41.37%
Total votes			14,464	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 5th district general election, 2008 ^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Annie Mobley (incumbent)	23,381	100%
Total votes			23,381	100%
	Democratic hold

2006

North Carolina House of Representatives 5th district general election, 2006 ^[25]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Howard Hunter Jr. (incumbent)	8,125	64.27%
	Republican	Kyle Jones	4,516	35.73%
Total votes			12,641	100%
	Democratic hold

2004

North Carolina House of Representatives 5th district Democratic primary election, 2004 ^[26]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Howard Hunter Jr. (incumbent)	5,724	66.70%
	Democratic	Fred Yates	2,858	33.30%
Total votes			8,582	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 5th district general election, 2004 ^[27]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Howard Hunter Jr. (incumbent)	18,006	83.43%
	Libertarian	Larry Cooke, Jr.	3,576	16.57%
Total votes			21,582	100%
	Democratic hold

2002

North Carolina House of Representatives 5th district general election, 2002 ^[28]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Howard J. Hunter Jr. (incumbent)	12,714	84.31%
	Libertarian	Larry Cooke	2,366	15.69%
Total votes			15,080	100%
	Democratic hold

2000

North Carolina House of Representatives 5th district general election, 2000 ^[29]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Howard Hunter Jr. (incumbent)	16,341	100%
Total votes			16,341	100%
	Democratic hold

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