North Carolina's 1st House district

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North Carolina's 1st State
House of Representatives
district
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Representative
  Ed Goodwin
R Edenton
Demographics73%  White
18%  Black
5%  Hispanic
1%  Asian
1% Other
3%  Multiracial
Population (2020)86,261

North Carolina's 1st House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Republican Ed Goodwin since 2019. [1]

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Geography

Since 2023, the district has included all of Washington, Chowan, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Currituck counties, as well as part of Dare County. The district overlaps with the 1st and 2nd Senate districts.

District officeholders since 1995

RepresentativePartyDatesNotesCounties
Bill Owens
(Elizabeth City)
Democratic January 1, 1995 –
January 1, 2013
Retired.1995–2003
All of Currituck, Camden, and Pasquotank counties.
Part of Perquimans County. [2]
2003–2005
All of Currituck, Camden, and Pasquotank counties.
Part of Gates County. [3]
2005–2013
All of Currituck, Camden, Pasquotank, and Tyrrell counties. [4]
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Bob Steinburg
(Edenton)
Republican January 1, 2013 –
January 1, 2019
Retired to run for State Senate.2013–2019
All of Chowan, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Camden, and Currituck counties.
Part of Pasquotank County. [5]
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Ed Goodwin
(Edenton)
Republican January 1, 2019 –
Present
2019–2023
All of Bertie, Washington, Chowan, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Camden counties. [6] [7]
2023–Present
All of Washington, Chowan, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Currituck counties.
Part of Dare County. [8] [9]

Election results

2024

North Carolina House of Representatives 1st district general election, 2024 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Ed Goodwin (incumbent) 31,950 65.06%
Democratic Susan Sawin17,16034.94%
Total votes49,110 100%
Republican hold

2022

North Carolina House of Representatives 1st district general election, 2022 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Ed Goodwin (incumbent) 25,737 100%
Total votes25,737 100%
Republican hold

2020

North Carolina House of Representatives 1st district general election, 2020 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Ed Goodwin (incumbent) 20,688 54.46%
Democratic Emily Bunch Nicholson17,29945.54%
Total votes37,987 100%
Republican hold

2018

North Carolina House of Representatives 1st district Republican primary election, 2018 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Ed Goodwin 1,987 55.23%
Republican Candice Hunter1,61144.77%
Total votes3,598 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 1st district general election, 2018 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Ed Goodwin 14,749 53.10%
Democratic Ronald "Ron" Wesson13,02646.90%
Total votes27,775 100%
Republican hold

2016

North Carolina House of Representatives 1st district general election, 2016 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bob Steinburg (incumbent) 25,363 64.04%
Democratic Sam Davis14,24035.96%
Total votes39,603 100%
Republican hold

2014

North Carolina House of Representatives 1st district general election, 2014 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bob Steinburg (incumbent) 15,713 60.91%
Democratic Garry W. Meiggs10,08239.09%
Total votes25,795 100%
Republican hold

2012

North Carolina House of Representatives 1st district Republican primary election, 2012 [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bob Steinburg 3,690 60.21%
Republican Owen Etheridge2,43939.79%
Total votes6,129 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 1st district general election, 2012 [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bob Steinburg 21,505 56.34%
Democratic Bill Luton16,66343.66%
Total votes38,168 100%
Republican gain from Democratic

2010

North Carolina House of Representatives 1st district general election, 2010 [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bill Owens (incumbent) 11,538 52.75%
Republican John J. Woodard Jr.10,33647.25%
Total votes21,874 100%
Democratic hold

2008

North Carolina House of Representatives 1st district general election, 2008 [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bill Owens (incumbent) 25,181 100%
Total votes25,181 100%
Democratic hold

2006

North Carolina House of Representatives 1st district general election, 2006 [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bill Owens (incumbent) 12,446 100%
Total votes12,446 100%
Democratic hold

2004

North Carolina House of Representatives 1st district general election, 2004 [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bill Owens (incumbent) 18,873 100%
Total votes18,873 100%
Democratic hold

2002

North Carolina House of Representatives 1st district general election, 2002 [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bill Owens (incumbent) 12,157 100%
Total votes12,157 100%
Democratic hold

2000

North Carolina House of Representatives 1st district general election, 2000 [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bill Owens (incumbent) 15,475 100%
Total votes15,475 100%
Democratic hold

References

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  6. "2018 House Election Districts" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
  7. "HB 1020, 2nd Edition - 2019 House Remedial Map" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
  8. "S.L. 2022-4 House" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
  9. "SS.L. 2023-149 House" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
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