North Carolina's 45th House district

North Carolina's 45th State
House of Representatives
district
North Carolina's 45th State; House of Representatives; district
Representative
	Frances Jackson ; D – Fayetteville
Demographics	41% White ; 34% Black ; 15% Hispanic ; 3% Asian ; 1% Native American ; 5% Multiracial
Population (2020)	84,224

Last updated April 12, 2025

North Carolina's 45th House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Democrat Frances Jackson since 2023.^[1]

Geography

Since 2003, the district has included part of Cumberland County. The district overlaps with the 19th and 21st Senate districts.

District officeholders since 1983

Multi-member district

Representative	Party	Dates	Notes	Representative	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
Austin Allran ( Hickory )	Republican	January 1, 1983 – January 1, 1987	Redistricted from the 37th district. Retired to run for State Senate.	Julius Reid Poovey ( Hickory )	Republican	January 1, 1983 – January 1, 1985	Redistricted from the 37th district.	1983–1993 Parts of Catawba and Burke counties.^[2]
Austin Allran ( Hickory )	Republican	January 1, 1983 – January 1, 1987		Doris Rogers Huffman ( Newton )	Republican	January 1, 1985 – January 1, 1993
Walter Stine Isenhower ( Conover )	Republican	January 1, 1987 – January 1, 1993		Doris Rogers Huffman ( Newton )	Republican	January 1, 1985 – January 1, 1993
Charles Preston ( Conover )	Republican	January 1, 1993 – January 1, 1995		Cherie Berry ( Newton )	Republican	January 1, 1993 – January 1, 2001	Retired to run for Labor Commissioner.	1993–2003 Parts of Catawba, Lincoln, and Gaston counties.^[3]
Joe Kiser ( Vale )	Republican	January 1, 1995 – January 1, 2003	Redistricted to the 97th district.	Cherie Berry ( Newton )	Republican	January 1, 1993 – January 1, 2001	Retired to run for Labor Commissioner.
Joe Kiser ( Vale )	Republican	January 1, 1995 – January 1, 2003	Redistricted to the 97th district.	Mark Hilton ( Conover )	Republican	January 1, 2001 – January 1, 2003	Redistricted to the 88th district.

Single-member district

Representative	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
Alex Warner ( Hope Mills )	Democratic	January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2005	Redistricted from the 75th district. Lost re-nomination.	2003–Present Part of Cumberland County.^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]
Rick Glazier ( Fayetteville )	Democratic	January 1, 2005 – January 1, 2013	Redistricted from the 44th district. Redistricted to the 44th district.
John Szoka ( Fayetteville )	Republican	January 1, 2013 – January 1, 2023	Retired to run for the Cumberland County Board of Commissioners.
Frances Jackson ( Fayetteville )	Democratic	January 1, 2023 – Present

Election results

2024

North Carolina House of Representatives 45th district general election, 2024^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frances Jackson (incumbent)	25,090	100%
Total votes			25,090	100%
	Democratic hold

2022

North Carolina House of Representatives 45th district Democratic primary election, 2022^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frances Jackson	2,228	52.45%
	Democratic	Chris Davis	1,746	41.10%
	Democratic	Keith Byrd	274	6.45%
Total votes			4,248	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 45th district general election, 2022^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frances Jackson	11,148	55.16%
	Republican	Susan Chapman	9,064	44.84%
Total votes			20,212	100%
	Democratic gain from Republican

2020

North Carolina House of Representatives 45th district Democratic primary election, 2020^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frances Jackson	5,313	69.12%
	Democratic	Keith Byrd	2,374	30.88%
Total votes			7,687	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 45th district general election, 2020^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Szoka (incumbent)	20,260	50.88%
	Democratic	Frances Jackson	19,557	49.12%
Total votes			39,817	100%
	Republican hold

2018

North Carolina House of Representatives 45th district general election, 2018^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Szoka (incumbent)	17,280	58.36%
	Democratic	Albeiro "Al" Florez	12,330	41.64%
Total votes			29,610	100%
	Republican hold

2016

North Carolina House of Representatives 45th district general election, 2016^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Szoka (incumbent)	23,495	100%
Total votes			23,495	100%
	Republican hold

2014

North Carolina House of Representatives 45th district general election, 2014^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Szoka (incumbent)	12,813	100%
Total votes			12,813	100%
	Republican hold

2012

North Carolina House of Representatives 45th district Republican primary election, 2012^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Szoka	3,093	57.72%
	Republican	Diane Wheatley	2,266	42.28%
Total votes			5,359	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 45th district general election, 2012^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Szoka	16,208	56.40%
	Democratic	Eddie Dees	12,532	43.60%
Total votes			28,740	100%
	Republican win (new seat)

2010

North Carolina House of Representatives 45th district Democratic primary election, 2010^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rick Glazier (incumbent)	2,714	73.13%
	Democratic	Tina Odom	997	26.87%
Total votes			3,711	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 45th district Republican primary election, 2010^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jackie Warner	1,132	58.47%
	Republican	Patrick Mitchell	804	41.53%
Total votes			1,936	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 45th district general election, 2010^[23]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rick Glazier (incumbent)	9,858	50.12%
	Republican	Jackie Warner	9,812	49.88%
Total votes			19,670	100%
	Democratic hold

2008

North Carolina House of Representatives 45th district general election, 2008^[24]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rick Glazier (incumbent)	24,225	100%
Total votes			24,225	100%
	Democratic hold

2006

North Carolina House of Representatives 45th district general election, 2006^[25]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rick Glazier (incumbent)	6,990	52.30%
	Republican	Alex Warner	6,375	47.70%
Total votes			13,365	100%
	Democratic hold

2004

North Carolina House of Representatives 45th district Democratic primary election, 2004^[26]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rick Glazier (incumbent)	2,227	51.42%
	Democratic	Alex Warner (incumbent)	2,104	48.58%
Total votes			4,331	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 45th district general election, 2004^[27]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rick Glazier (incumbent)	15,100	60.16%
	Republican	Robert T. Lawrence	10,001	39.84%
Total votes			25,101	100%
	Democratic hold

2002

North Carolina House of Representatives 45th district general election, 2002^[28]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alex Warner (incumbent)	8,039	62.39%
	Republican	Robert T. Lawrence	4,847	37.61%
Total votes			12,886	100%
	Democratic hold

2000

North Carolina House of Representatives 45th district Republican primary election, 2000^[29]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe Kiser (incumbent)	4,467	41.42%
	Republican	Mark Hilton	3,597	33.35%
	Republican	Ray Hoyle	2,722	25.24%
Total votes			10,786	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 45th district general election, 2000^[30]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe Kiser (incumbent)	30,639	32.75%
	Republican	Mark Hilton	29,812	31.87%
	Democratic	David Clark Jr.	19,419	20.76%
	Democratic	Columbus J. Turner	13,679	14.62%
Total votes			93,549	100%
	Republican hold
	Republican hold

References

↑ "State House District 45, NC". Census Reporter. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
↑ J. D. Lewis (2014). "North Carolina State House of Representatives Districts Map - 1985 to 1992" . Retrieved August 8, 2022.
↑ "1992 House Base Plan 5" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
↑ "Interim House Redistricting Plan For N.C. 2002 Election" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
↑ "House Redistricting Plan" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
↑ "Lewis-Dollar-Dockham 4" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
↑ "2018 House Election Districts" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
↑ "HB 1020, 2nd Edition - 2019 House Remedial Map" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
↑ "S.L. 2022-4 House" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
↑ "SS.L. 2023-149 House" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
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↑ "NC State House 045 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
↑ "NC State House 045". Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 8, 2022.

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[1] "State House District 45, NC". Census Reporter. Retrieved April 11, 2025.

[2] J. D. Lewis (2014). "North Carolina State House of Representatives Districts Map - 1985 to 1992" . Retrieved August 8, 2022.

[3] "1992 House Base Plan 5" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 8, 2022.

[4] "Interim House Redistricting Plan For N.C. 2002 Election" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 8, 2022.

[5] "House Redistricting Plan" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 8, 2022.

[6] "Lewis-Dollar-Dockham 4" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 8, 2022.

[7] "2018 House Election Districts" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 8, 2022.

[8] "HB 1020, 2nd Edition - 2019 House Remedial Map" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 8, 2022.

[9] "S.L. 2022-4 House" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 8, 2022.

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

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