North Carolina's 5th House district

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North Carolina's 5th State
House of Representatives
district
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Representative
  Bill Ward
R – Elizabeth City
Demographics49%  White
43%  Black
4%  Hispanic
1%  Asian
2% Remainder of multiracial
Population (2020)75,046

North Carolina's 5th House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Republican Bill Ward since 2023. [1]

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Geography

Since 2023, the district has included all of Hertford, Gates, Pasquotank, and Camden counties. The district overlaps with the 1st and 3rd Senate districts.

District officeholders since 1989

RepresentativePartyDatesNotesCounties
Howard Hunter Jr. Democratic January 1, 1989 –
January 7, 2007		Died.1989–1993
All of Northampton County.
Parts of Bertie, Hertford, and Gates counties. [2]
1993-2003
All of Northampton and Gates counties.
Parts of Bertie and Hertford counties. [3]
2003–2005
All of Bertie, Northampton, and Hertford counties. [4]
2005–2013
All of Bertie, Hertford, Gates, and Perquimans counties. [5]
VacantJanuary 7, 2007 –
January 24, 2007
Annie Mobley Democratic January 24, 2007 –
January 1, 2015		Appointed to finish Hunter's term.
Lost re-nomination.


2013–2019
All of Bertie, Hertford, and Gates counties.
Part of Pasquotank County. [6]
Howard Hunter III Democratic January 1, 2015 –
January 1, 2023		Lost re-election.
2019–2023
All of Hertford, Gates, and Pasquotank counties. [7] [8]
Bill Ward Republican January 1, 2023 –
Present		2023–Present
All of Hertford, Gates, Pasquotank, and Camden counties. [9]

Election results

2022

North Carolina House of Representatives 5th district Republican primary election, 2022 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bill Ward 3,359 68.27%
Republican Donald Kirkland1,56131.73%
Total votes4,920 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 5th district general election, 2022 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bill Ward 15,784 53.83%
Democratic Howard Hunter III (incumbent)13,53946.17%
Total votes29,323 100%
Republican gain from Democratic

2020

North Carolina House of Representatives 5th district Democratic primary election, 2020 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Howard Hunter III (incumbent) 6,359 67.48%
Democratic Keith Rivers3,06432.52%
Total votes9,423 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 5th district general election, 2020 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Howard Hunter III (incumbent) 20,061 56.71%
Republican Donald Kirkland15,31443.29%
Total votes35,375 100%
Democratic hold

2018

North Carolina House of Representatives 5th district general election, 2018 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Howard Hunter III (incumbent) 15,206 59.92%
Republican Phillip Smith10,17240.08%
Total votes25,378 100%
Democratic hold

2016

North Carolina House of Representatives 5th district general election, 2016 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Howard Hunter III (incumbent) 25,961 100%
Total votes25,961 100%
Democratic hold

2014

North Carolina House of Representatives 5th district Democratic primary election, 2014 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Howard Hunter III 5,248 58.89%
Democratic Annie Mobley (incumbent)3,66441.11%
Total votes8,912 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 5th district general election, 2014 [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Howard Hunter III 14,430 68.55%
Republican Sidney Pierce III6,62031.45%
Total votes21,050 100%
Democratic hold

2012

North Carolina House of Representatives 5th district Democratic primary election, 2012 [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Annie Mobley (incumbent) 7,351 60.77%
Democratic Linda L. Backburn4,74639.23%
Total votes12,097 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 5th district general election, 2012 [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Annie Mobley (incumbent) 27,458 100%
Total votes27,458 100%
Democratic hold

2010

North Carolina House of Representatives 5th district general election, 2010 [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Annie Mobley (incumbent) 11,850 58.99%
Republican Matthew "Matt" Peeler8,23741.01%
Total votes20,087 100%
Democratic hold

2008

North Carolina House of Representatives 5th district Democratic primary election, 2008 [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Annie Mobley (incumbent) 8,480 58.63%
Democratic Robert Richardson5,98441.37%
Total votes14,464 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 5th district general election, 2008 [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Annie Mobley (incumbent) 23,381 100%
Total votes23,381 100%
Democratic hold

2006

North Carolina House of Representatives 5th district general election, 2006 [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Howard Hunter Jr. (incumbent) 8,125 64.27%
Republican Kyle Jones4,51635.73%
Total votes12,641 100%
Democratic hold

2004

North Carolina House of Representatives 5th district Democratic primary election, 2004 [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Howard Hunter Jr. (incumbent) 5,724 66.70%
Democratic Fred Yates2,85833.30%
Total votes8,582 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 5th district general election, 2004 [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Howard Hunter Jr. (incumbent) 18,006 83.43%
Libertarian Larry Cooke, Jr.3,57616.57%
Total votes21,582 100%
Democratic hold

2002

North Carolina House of Representatives 5th district general election, 2002 [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Howard J. Hunter Jr. (incumbent) 12,714 84.31%
Libertarian Larry Cooke2,36615.69%
Total votes15,080 100%
Democratic hold

2000

North Carolina House of Representatives 5th district general election, 2000 [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Howard Hunter Jr. (incumbent) 16,341 100%
Total votes16,341 100%
Democratic hold

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References

  1. ↑ "State House District 5, NC". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
  2. ↑ J. D. Lewis (2014). "North Carolina State House of Representatives Districts Map - 1985 to 1992" . Retrieved July 3, 2022.
  3. ↑ "1992 House Base Plan 5" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Interim House Redistricting Plan For N.C. 2002 Election" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
  5. ↑ "House Redistricting Plan" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Lewis-Dollar-Dockham 4" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
  7. ↑ "2018 House Election Districts" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
  8. ↑ "HB 1020, 2nd Edition - 2019 House Remedial Map" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
  9. ↑ "S.L. 2022-4 House" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
  10. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
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  27. ↑ "NC State House 005". Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
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