North Carolina's 24th House district

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North Carolina's 24th State
House of Representatives
district
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Representative
  Dante Pittman
D Wilson
Demographics46%  White
39%  Black
11%  Hispanic
1%  Asian
1% Other
2%  Multiracial
Population (2020)83,442

North Carolina's 24th House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Democrat Dante Pittman since 2025. [1]

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Geography

Since 2023, the district has included all of Wilson County, as well as part of Nash County. The district overlaps with the 4th and 11th Senate districts.

District officeholders since 1983

Multi-member district

RepresentativePartyDatesNotesRepresentativePartyDatesNotesCounties
Representative Joe Hackney.jpg
Joe Hackney
( Chapel Hill )
Democratic January 1, 1983 –
January 1, 2003
Redistricted from the 17th district.
Redistricted to the 54th district.
Anne Craig Barnes
( Chapel Hill )
Democratic January 1, 1983 –
January 1, 1997
Retired.1983–1993
All of Orange County.
Part of Chatham County. [2]
1993–2003
Parts of Chatham and Orange counties. [3]
Verla Insko NC.jpg
Verla Insko
( Chapel Hill )
Democratic January 1, 1997 –
January 1, 2003
Redistricted to the 56th district.

Single-member district

RepresentativePartyDatesNotesCounties
Jean Farmer-Butterfield.jpg
Jean Farmer-Butterfield
( Wilson )
Democratic January 1, 2003 –
July 25, 2020
Resigned.2003–2013
Parts of Wilson and Edgecombe counties. [4] [5]
2013–2019
Parts of Wilson and Pitt counties. [6]
2019–2023
All of Wilson County. [7] [8]
VacantJuly 25, 2020 –
July 27, 2020
Rep. Linda Cooper-Suggs.jpg
Linda Cooper-Suggs
( Wilson )
Democratic July 27, 2020 –
January 1, 2023
Appointed to finish Farmer-Butterfield's term.
Lost re-election.
Rep. Ken Fontenot.jpg
Ken Fontenot
( Wilson )
Republican January 1, 2023 –
January 1, 2025
Lost re-election.2023–Present
All of Wilson County.
Part of Nash County. [9] [10]
Rep. Dante Pittman.jpg
Dante Pittman
( Wilson )
Democratic January 1, 2025 –
Present

Election results

2024

North Carolina House of Representatives 24th district general election, 2024 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Dante Pittman 21,343 51.10%
Republican Ken Fontenot (incumbent)20,42548.90%
Total votes41,768 100%
Democratic gain from Republican

2022

North Carolina House of Representatives 24th district general election, 2022 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Ken Fontenot 15,121 54.22%
Democratic Linda Cooper-Suggs (incumbent)12,76845.78%
Total votes27,889 100%
Republican gain from Democratic

2020

North Carolina House of Representatives 24th district Democratic primary election, 2020 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jean Farmer-Butterfield (incumbent) 6,470 67.34%
Democratic John G. McNeil3,13832.66%
Total votes9,608 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 24th district general election, 2020 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Linda Cooper-Suggs (incumbent) 20,928 52.60%
Republican Mick Rankin18,85647.40%
Total votes39,784 100%
Democratic hold

2018

North Carolina House of Representatives 24th district general election, 2018 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jean Farmer-Butterfield (incumbent) 14,219 50.80%
Independent Ken Fontenot 13,77049.20%
Total votes27,989 100%
Democratic hold

2016

North Carolina House of Representatives 24th district Democratic primary election, 2016 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jean Farmer-Butterfield (incumbent) 6,570 61.52%
Democratic Kandie Smith 4,11038.48%
Total votes10,680 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 24th district general election, 2016 [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jean Farmer-Butterfield (incumbent) 26,895 100%
Total votes26,895 100%
Democratic hold

2014

North Carolina House of Representatives 24th district Democratic primary election, 2014 [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jean Farmer-Butterfield (incumbent) 4,948 77.49%
Democratic Mark Bibbs1,43722.51%
Total votes6,385 100%
North Carolina House of Repre sentativesdistrict general election, 2014 [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jean Farmer-Butterfield (incumbent) 15,427 100%
Total votes15,427 100%
Democratic hold

2012

North Carolina House of Representatives 24th district general election, 2012 [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jean Farmer-Butterfield (incumbent) 28,724 100%
Total votes28,724 100%
Democratic hold

2010

North Carolina House of Representatives 24th district general election, 2010 [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jean Farmer-Butterfield (incumbent) 12,682 64.84%
Republican Claiborne R. Holtzman6,87835.16%
Total votes19,560 100%
Democratic hold

2008

North Carolina House of Representatives 24th district general election, 2008 [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jean Farmer-Butterfield (incumbent) 23,108 100%
Total votes23,108 100%
Democratic hold

2006

North Carolina House of Representatives 24th district general election, 2006 [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jean Farmer-Butterfield (incumbent) 7,987 100%
Total votes7,987 100%
Democratic hold

2004

North Carolina House of Representatives 24th district general election, 2004 [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jean Farmer-Butterfield (incumbent) 19,501 100%
Total votes19,501 100%
Democratic hold

2002

North Carolina House of Representatives 24th district Democratic primary election, 2002 [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jean Farmer-Butterfield 2,431 36.11%
Democratic Shelly Willingham (incumbent)2,10231.22%
Democratic A P Coleman1,50222.31%
Democratic Ronald L. "Ronnie" Williams69710.35%
Total votes6,732 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 24th district general election, 2002 [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jean Farmer-Butterfield 11,535 100%
Total votes11,535 100%
Democratic hold

2000

North Carolina House of Representatives 24th district general election, 2000 [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Joe Hackney (incumbent) 41,133 33.73%
Democratic Verla Insko (incumbent) 38,944 31.93%
Republican William Towne19,92816.34%
Republican Rod Chaney19,28115.81%
Libertarian John H. Bauman2,6722.19%
Total votes121,958 100%
Democratic hold
Democratic hold

References

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