North Carolina's 39th House district

North Carolina's 39th State
House of Representatives
district
North Carolina's 39th State; House of Representatives; district
Representative
	James Roberson ; D – Knightdale
Demographics	41% White ; 32% Black ; 21% Hispanic ; 2% Asian ; 1% Other; 3% Multiracial
Population (2020)	89,816

Last updated April 07, 2025

North Carolina's 39th House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Democrat James Roberson since his appointment on January 11, 2021.^[1]

Geography

Since 2003, the district has included part northeastern of Wake County. The district overlaps with the 13th, 14th, and 18th Senate districts.

District officeholders since 1983

Multi-member district

Representative	Party	Dates	Notes	Representative	Party	Dates	Notes	Representative	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
Ann Quarterman Duncan ( Pfafftown )	Republican	January 1, 1985 – September 27, 1989	Resigned.^[2]	Theresa Harlow Esposito ( Winston-Salem )	Republican	January 1, 1985 – January 1, 1993	Redistricted to the 88th district.	Frank Edwin Rhodes ( Winston-Salem )	Republican	January 1, 1985 – January 1, 1993		1985–1993 Part of Forsyth County.^[3]
Lyons Gray ( Winston-Salem )	Republican	September 27, 1989 – January 1, 1993	Appointed to finish Duncan's term. Redistricted to the single-member district.	Theresa Harlow Esposito ( Winston-Salem )	Republican	January 1, 1985 – January 1, 1993	Redistricted to the 88th district.	Frank Edwin Rhodes ( Winston-Salem )	Republican	January 1, 1985 – January 1, 1993		1985–1993 Part of Forsyth County.^[3]

Single-member district

Representative	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
Lyons Gray ( Winston-Salem )	Republican	January 1, 1993 – January 1, 2003	Redistricted from the multi-member district. Redistricted to the 93rd district and retired.	1993–2003 Part of Forsyth County.^[4]
Sam Ellis ( Raleigh )	Republican	January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2005	Redistricted from the 15th district. Lost re-election.	2003–Present Part of Wake County.^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]
Linda Coleman ( Knightdale )	Democratic	January 1, 2005 – January 11, 2009	Resigned.
Vacant		January 11, 2009 – January 26, 2009
Darren Jackson ( Raleigh )	Democratic	January 26, 2009 – December 30, 2020	Appointed to finish Coleman's term. Resigned to become Court of Appeals judge.
Vacant		December 30, 2020 – January 11, 2021
James Roberson ( Knightdale )	Democratic	January 11, 2021 – Present	Appointed to finish Jackson's term.

Election results

2024

North Carolina House of Representatives 39th district general election, 2024^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James Roberson (incumbent)	36,730	100%
Total votes			36,730	100%
	Democratic hold

2022

North Carolina House of Representatives 39th district general election, 2022^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James Roberson (incumbent)	18,545	60.18%
	Republican	Greg Jones	12,273	39.82%
Total votes			30,818	100%
	Democratic hold

2020

North Carolina House of Representatives 39th district general election, 2020^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Darren Jackson (incumbent)	41,783	100%
Total votes			41,783	100%
	Democratic hold

2018

North Carolina House of Representatives 39th district general election, 2018^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Darren Jackson (incumbent)	24,172	66.40%
	Republican	Rhonda Allen	11,441	31.43%
	Libertarian	Martin Mazuldowski	789	2.17%
Total votes			36,402	100%
	Democratic hold

2016

North Carolina House of Representatives 39th district general election, 2016^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Darren Jackson (incumbent)	31,901	100%
Total votes			31,901	100%
	Democratic hold

2014

North Carolina House of Representatives 39th district general election, 2014^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Darren Jackson (incumbent)	18,823	100%
Total votes			18,823	100%
	Democratic hold

2012

North Carolina House of Representatives 39th district Democratic primary election, 2012^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Darren Jackson (incumbent)	5,879	60.98%
	Democratic	Don Mial	2,846	29.52%
	Democratic	Michael Slawter	916	9.50%
Total votes			9,641	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 39th district general election, 2012^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Darren Jackson (incumbent)	27,585	100%
Total votes			27,585	100%
	Democratic hold

2010

North Carolina House of Representatives 39th district Democratic primary election, 2010^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Darren Jackson (incumbent)	2,175	60.72%
	Democratic	Jeanne Milliken Bonds	1,407	39.28%
Total votes			3,582	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 39th district general election, 2010^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Darren Jackson (incumbent)	16,870	56.84%
	Republican	Duane Cutlip	12,809	43.16%
Total votes			29,679	100%
	Democratic hold

2008

North Carolina House of Representatives 39th district general election, 2008^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Linda Coleman (incumbent)	29,290	64.24%
	Republican	Duane Cutlip	16,306	35.76%
Total votes			45,596	100%
	Democratic hold

2006

North Carolina House of Representatives 39th district general election, 2006^[23]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Linda Coleman (incumbent)	11,737	58.73%
	Republican	John W. Blackwell	8,246	41.27%
Total votes			19,983	100%
	Democratic hold

2004

North Carolina House of Representatives 39th district Democratic primary election, 2004^[24]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Linda Coleman	2,242	60.43%
	Democratic	Darren Jackson	1,468	39.57%
Total votes			3,710	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 39th district Republican primary election, 2004^[25]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sam Ellis (incumbent)	1,858	61.85%
	Republican	Jeff Eddins	1,146	38.15%
Total votes			3,004	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 39th district general election, 2004^[26]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Linda Coleman	18,480	54.40%
	Republican	Sam Ellis (incumbent)	15,488	45.60%
Total votes			33,968	100%
	Democratic gain from Republican

2002

North Carolina House of Representatives 39th district Democratic primary election, 2002^[27]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Darren Jackson	2,176	44.26%
	Democratic	Barry B. Perry	1,813	36.88%
	Democratic	Bobby Hoffman	927	18.86%
Total votes			4,916	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 39th district general election, 2002^[28]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sam Ellis (incumbent)	13,875	56.62%
	Democratic	Darren Jackson	10,105	41.24%
	Libertarian	H. Wade Minter	524	2.14%
Total votes			24,504	100%
	Republican hold

2000

North Carolina House of Representatives 39th district general election, 2000^[29]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lyons Gray (incumbent)	21,263	100%
Total votes			21,263	100%
	Republican hold

References

↑ "State House District 39, NC". Census Reporter. Retrieved April 6, 2025.
↑ "Journal of the House of Representatives of the General Assembly of the State of North Carolina Extra Session 1989" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. p. 6. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
↑ J. D. Lewis (2014). "North Carolina State House of Representatives Districts Map - 1985 to 1992" . Retrieved August 15, 2022.
↑ "1992 House Base Plan 5" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
↑ "Interim House Redistricting Plan For N.C. 2002 Election" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
↑ "House Redistricting Plan" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
↑ "Lewis-Dollar-Dockham 4" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
↑ "2018 House Election Districts" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
↑ "HB 1020, 2nd Edition - 2019 House Remedial Map" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
↑ "S.L. 2022-4 House" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
↑ "SS.L. 2023-149 House" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved April 6, 2025.
↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
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↑ "NC State House 039". Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 15, 2022.

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[1] "State House District 39, NC". Census Reporter. Retrieved April 6, 2025.

[2] "Journal of the House of Representatives of the General Assembly of the State of North Carolina Extra Session 1989" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. p. 6. Retrieved August 15, 2022.

[3] J. D. Lewis (2014). "North Carolina State House of Representatives Districts Map - 1985 to 1992" . Retrieved August 15, 2022.

[4] "1992 House Base Plan 5" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 15, 2022.

[5] "Interim House Redistricting Plan For N.C. 2002 Election" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 15, 2022.

[6] "House Redistricting Plan" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 15, 2022.

[7] "Lewis-Dollar-Dockham 4" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 15, 2022.

[8] "2018 House Election Districts" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 15, 2022.

[9] "HB 1020, 2nd Edition - 2019 House Remedial Map" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 15, 2022.

[10] "S.L. 2022-4 House" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 15, 2022.

[11] "SS.L. 2023-149 House" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved April 6, 2025.

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