North Carolina's 63rd House district

North Carolina's 63rd State House of Representatives district
Representative	Stephen Ross R – Burlington
Demographics	49%  White 25%  Black 19%  Hispanic 1%  Asian 1% Other 4%  Multiracial
Population (2020)	84,548

North Carolina's 63rd House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Republican Stephen Ross since 2023. ^[1] Ross previously represented the district from 2013 to 2021.

Geography

Since 2003, the district has included part of Alamance County. The district overlaps with the 25th Senate district.

District officeholders

Representative	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
District created January 1, 1985.				1985–2003 Part of Wake County. [2] [3]
Margaret Ann Stamey ( Raleigh )	Democratic	January 1, 1985 – January 1, 1993
Jane Hurley Mosely ( Cary )	Democratic	January 1, 1993 – January 1, 1995	Lost re-election.
Arlene Pulley ( Raleigh )	Republican	January 1, 1995 – January 1, 1997	Lost re-election.
Jane Hurley Mosely ( Cary )	Democratic	January 1, 1997 – September 28, 1999	Died.
Vacant		September 28, 1999 – November 29, 1999
Jennifer Weiss ( Cary )	Democratic	November 29, 1999 – January 1, 2003	Appointed to finish Mosely's term. Redistricted to the 35th district.
Alice Bordsen ( Mebane )	Democratic	January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2013	Retired.	2003–Present Parts of Alamance County. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
Stephen Ross ( Burlington )	Republican	January 1, 2013 – January 1, 2021	Lost re-election.
Ricky Hurtado ( Burlington )	Democratic	January 1, 2021 – January 1, 2023	Lost re-election.
Stephen Ross ( Burlington )	Republican	January 1, 2023 – Present

Election results

2024

North Carolina House of Representatives 63rd District general election, 2024 ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Stephen Ross (incumbent)	23,812	55.03%
	Democratic	Robin Wintringham	19,460	44.97%
Total votes			43,272	100%
	Republican hold

2022

North Carolina House of Representatives 63rd district Republican primary election, 2022 ^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Stephen Ross	2,182	49.83%
	Republican	Ed Priola	2,027	46.29%
	Republican	Peter Boykin	170	3.88%
Total votes			4,379	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 63rd District General Election, 2022 ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Stephen Ross	13,955	51.08%
	Democratic	Ricky Hurtado (incumbent)	13,367	48.92%
Total votes			27,322	100%
	Republican gain from Democratic

2020

North Carolina House of Representatives 63rd district general election, 2020 ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ricky Hurtado	20,584	50.59%
	Republican	Stephen Ross (incumbent)	20,107	49.41%
Total votes			40,691	100%
	Democratic gain from Republican

2018

North Carolina House of Representatives 63rd district general election, 2018 ^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Stephen Ross (incumbent)	15,311	50.49%
	Democratic	Erica McAdoo	15,013	49.51%
Total votes			30,324	100%
	Republican hold

2016

North Carolina House of Representatives 63rd district general election, 2016 ^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Stephen Ross (incumbent)	26,068	100%
Total votes			26,068	100%
	Republican hold

2014

North Carolina House of Representatives 63rd district general election, 2014 ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Stephen Ross (incumbent)	13,041	57.01%
	Democratic	Ian Baltutis	9,834	42.99%
Total votes			22,875	100%
	Republican hold

2012

North Carolina House of Representatives 63rd district Republican primary election, 2012 ^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Stephen Ross	3,884	65.61%
	Republican	Roger Parker	2,036	34.39%
Total votes			5,920	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 63rd district general election, 2012 ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Stephen Ross	19,435	56.65%
	Democratic	Patty Philipps	14,870	43.35%
Total votes			34,305	100%
	Republican gain from Democratic

2010

North Carolina House of Representatives 63rd district general election, 2010 ^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alice Bordsen (incumbent)	8,920	54.21%
	Republican	Roger Kirk Parker	7,536	45.79%
Total votes			16,456	100%
	Democratic hold

2008

North Carolina House of Representatives 63rd district general election, 2008 ^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alice Bordsen (incumbent)	16,658	62.70%
	Republican	Celo Faucette	9,909	37.30%
Total votes			26,567	100%
	Democratic hold

2006

North Carolina House of Representatives 63rd district general election, 2006 ^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alice Bordsen (incumbent)	8,105	100%
Total votes			8,105	100%
	Democratic hold

2004

North Carolina House of Representatives 63rd district general election, 2004 ^[23]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alice Bordsen (incumbent)	12,753	54.89%
	Republican	Jerry Rudd	10,482	45.11%
Total votes			23,235	100%
	Democratic hold

2002

North Carolina House of Representatives 63rd district Democratic primary election, 2002 ^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alice Bordsen	1,610	45.84%
	Democratic	Wiley P. Wooten	1,122	31.95%
	Democratic	Jerry D. Doss	780	22.21%
Total votes			3,512	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 63rd district general election, 2002 ^[25]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alice Bordsen	7,914	50.31%
	Republican	Robert E. "Rob" Sharpe Jr.	7,817	49.69%
Total votes			15,731	100%
	Democratic win (new seat)

2000

North Carolina House of Representatives 63rd district Republican primary election, 2000 ^[26]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Nancy H. Brown	1,320	55.91%
	Republican	Erick P. Little	1,041	44.09%
Total votes			2,361	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 63rd district general election, 2000 ^[27]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jennifer Weiss (incumbent)	16,742	54.99%
	Republican	Nancy H. Brown	13,705	45.01%
Total votes			30,447	100%
	Democratic hold

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