North Carolina's 10th House district

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North Carolina's 10th State
House of Representatives
district
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Representative
  John Bell
R – Goldsboro
Demographics54%  White
32%  Black
8%  Hispanic
1%  Asian
4%  Multiracial
Population (2020)83,093

North Carolina's 10th House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Republican John Bell since 2013. [1]

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Geography

Since 2023, the district has included parts of Wayne County. The district overlaps with the 4th Senate district.

District officeholders since 1995

RepresentativePartyDatesNotesCounties
Cynthia Watson
( Rose Hill )		 Republican January 1, 1995 –
January 1, 1999		Retired.1995–2003
Parts of Duplin, Jones, and Onslow counties. [2]
Russell Tucker
( Pink Hill )		 Democratic January 1, 1999 –
January 1, 2003		Lost re-election.
Stephen LaRoque
( Kinston )		 Republican January 1, 2003 –
January 1, 2007		Lost re-nomination.2003–2005
Parts of Duplin and Lenoir counties. [3]
2005–2013
All of Greene County.
Parts of Lenoir and Wayne counties. [4]
Van Braxton
( Kinston )		 Democratic January 1, 2007 –
January 1, 2011		Lost re-election.
Stephen LaRoque
( Kinston )		 Republican January 1, 2011 –
August 1, 2012		Lost re-nomination and resigned.
VacantAugust 1, 2012 –
August 29, 2012
Karen Kozel
( La Grange )		 Republican August 29, 2012 –
January 1, 2013		Appointed to finish LaRoque's term.
Retired.
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John Bell
( Goldsboro )		 Republican January 1, 2013 –
Present		2013–2019
Parts of Greene, Wayne, Lenoir, and Craven counties. [5]
2019–2023
All of Greene County.
Parts of Wayne and Johnston counties. [6] [7]
2023–Present
Part of Wayne County. [8] [9]

Election results

2024

North Carolina House of Representatives 10th district general election, 2024 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John Bell (incumbent) 24,475 60.79%
Democratic Beatrice Jones15,78939.21%
Total votes40,264 100%
Republican hold

2022

North Carolina House of Representatives 10th district general election, 2022 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John Bell (incumbent) 17,796 100%
Total votes17,796 100%
Republican hold

2020

North Carolina House of Representatives 10th district general election, 2020 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John Bell (incumbent) 27,802 69.77%
Democratic Carl Martin12,04730.23%
Total votes39,849 100%
Republican hold

2018

North Carolina House of Representatives 10th district general election, 2018 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John Bell (incumbent) 18,838 69.34%
Democratic Tracy Blackmon8,32930.66%
Total votes27,167 100%
Republican hold

2016

North Carolina House of Representatives 10th district general election, 2016 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John Bell (incumbent) 26,440 71.55%
Democratic Evelyn Paul10,51428.45%
Total votes36,954 100%
Republican hold

2014

North Carolina House of Representatives 10th district general election, 2014 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John Bell (incumbent) 19,577 100%
Total votes19,577 100%
Republican hold

2012

North Carolina House of Representatives 10th district Republican primary election, 2012 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John Bell 3,910 50.25%
Republican Stephen LaRoque (incumbent)3,87149.75%
Total votes7,781 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 10th district general election, 2012 [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John Bell 24,475 66.61%
Democratic Jim Babe Hardison12,27033.39%
Total votes36,745 100%
Republican hold

2010

North Carolina House of Representatives 10th district general election, 2010 [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Stephen LaRoque 11,802 57.23%
Democratic Van Braxton (incumbent)8,82042.77%
Total votes20,622 100%
Republican gain from Democratic

2008

North Carolina House of Representatives 10th district general election, 2008 [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Van Braxton (incumbent) 15,506 51.56%
Republican Stephen LaRoque 14,56548.44%
Total votes30,071 100%
Democratic hold

2006

North Carolina House of Representatives 10th district Republican primary election, 2006 [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Willie Ray Starling 913 50.30%
Republican Stephen LaRoque (incumbent)90249.70%
Total votes1,815 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 10th district general election, 2006 [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Van Braxton 7,699 55.01%
Republican Willie Ray Starling6,29644.99%
Total votes13,995 100%
Democratic gain from Republican

2004

North Carolina House of Representatives 10th district Republican primary election, 2004 [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Stephen LaRoque (incumbent) 1,169 56.45%
Republican Willie Ray Starling90243.55%
Total votes2,071 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 10th district general election, 2004 [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Stephen LaRoque (incumbent) 14,529 57.38%
Democratic James D. "Lew" Llewellyn10,79342.62%
Total votes25,322 100%
Republican hold

2002

North Carolina House of Representatives 10th district Democratic primary election, 2002 [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Russell Tucker (incumbent) 5,441 69.95%
Democratic James L. "Jim" Hardison1,49219.18%
Democratic Martin L. Herring84510.86%
Total votes7,778 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 10th district Republican primary election, 2002 [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Stephen LaRoque 1,497 68.23%
Republican Rich "Dickey" Jarman69731.77%
Total votes2,194 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 10th district general election, 2002 [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Stephen LaRoque 9,109 50.93%
Democratic Russell Tucker (incumbent)8,77749.07%
Total votes17,886 100%
Republican gain from Democratic

2000

North Carolina House of Representatives 10th district Democratic primary election, 2000 [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Russell Tucker (incumbent) 3,297 54.77%
Democratic Sherwood Fountain1,17019.44%
Democratic Martin L. Herring1,11418.51%
Democratic Derl Walker4397.29%
Total votes6,020 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 10th district general election, 2000 [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Russell Tucker (incumbent) 8,077 52.01%
Republican Sherwood Fountain7,45447.99%
Total votes15,531 100%
Democratic hold

References

  1. ↑ "State House District 10, NC". Census Reporter. Retrieved March 27, 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 27, 2025.
  10. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  11. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  12. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  13. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  14. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  15. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  16. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  17. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  18. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  19. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  20. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  21. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  22. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  23. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  24. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  25. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  26. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  27. ↑ "NC State House 010 - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  28. ↑ "NC State House 010". Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
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