North Carolina's 65th House district

North Carolina's 65th State
House of Representatives
district
North Carolina's 65th State; House of Representatives; district
Representative
	Reece Pyrtle ; R – Stoneville
Demographics	71% White ; 17% Black ; 7% Hispanic ; 1% Other; 4% Multiracial
Population (2020)	91,585

Last updated May 09, 2025

North Carolina's 65th House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Republican Reece Pyrtle since 2021.^[1]

Geography

Since 2023, the district has included all of Rockingham County. The district overlaps with the 26th Senate district.

District officeholders

Representative	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
District created January 1, 1985.				1985–2003 Part of Wake County.^[2]^[3]
Aaron Fussell ( Raleigh )	Democratic	January 1, 1985 – January 1, 1995	Redistricted from the 21st district.
Rick Eddins ( Raleigh )	Republican	January 1, 1995 – January 1, 2003	Redistricted to the 40th district.
Nelson Cole ( Reidsville )	Democratic	January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2011	Redistricted from the 25th district. Lost re-election.	2003–2005 All of Caswell County. Part of Rockingham County.^[4]
Nelson Cole ( Reidsville )	Democratic	January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2011	Redistricted from the 25th district. Lost re-election.	2005–2013 Part of Rockingham County.^[5]
Bert Jones ( Reidsville )	Independent	January 1, 2011 – August 25, 2011	Switched parties. Retired.
	Republican	August 25, 2011 – January 1, 2019
	Republican	August 25, 2011 – January 1, 2019		2013–2019 All of Caswell County. Part of Rockingham County.^[6]
Jerry Carter ( Reidsville )	Republican	January 1, 2019 – August 3, 2021	Died.	2019–2023 Part of Rockingham County.^[7]^[8]
Vacant		August 3, 2021 – August 11, 2021
Reece Pyrtle ( Stoneville )	Republican	August 11, 2021 – Present	Appointed to finish Carter's term.
Reece Pyrtle ( Stoneville )	Republican	August 11, 2021 – Present	Appointed to finish Carter's term.	2023–Present All of Rockingham County.^[9]^[10]

Election results

2024

North Carolina House of Representatives 65th district Republican primary election, 2024^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Reece Pyrtle (incumbent)	9,850	80.41%
	Republican	Joseph Gibson III	2,399	19.59%
Total votes			12,249	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 65th district general election, 2024^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Reece Pyrtle (incumbent)	37,457	100%
Total votes			37,457	100%
	Republican hold

2022

North Carolina House of Representatives 65th district Democratic primary election, 2022^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jay Donecker	2,183	69.32%
	Democratic	Gary L. Smith	966	30.68%
Total votes			3,149	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 65th district Republican primary election, 2022^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Reece Pyrtle (incumbent)	5,813	79.86%
	Republican	Joseph A. Gibson III	1,466	20.14%
Total votes			7,279	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 65th district general election, 2022^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Reece Pyrtle (incumbent)	21,740	67.16%
	Democratic	Jay Donecker	10,632	32.84%
Total votes			32,372	100%
	Republican hold

2020

North Carolina House of Representatives 65th district general election, 2020^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jerry Carter (incumbent)	26,784	64.74%
	Democratic	Amanda Joann Bell	14,590	35.26%
Total votes			41,734	100%
	Republican hold

2018

North Carolina House of Representatives 65th district Democratic primary election, 2018^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael H. "Mike" Lee	1,394	50.78%
	Democratic	Wally White	1,351	49.22%
Total votes			2,745	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 65th district general election, 2018^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jerry Carter	16,464	57.38%
	Democratic	Michael H. "Mike" Lee	10,007	34.88%
	Libertarian	Houston Barrow	2,220	7.74%
Total votes			28,691	100%
	Republican hold

2016

North Carolina House of Representatives 65th district general election, 2016^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bert Jones (incumbent)	21,857	60.39%
	Democratic	H. Keith Duncan	14,336	39.61%
Total votes			36,193	100%
	Republican hold

2014

North Carolina House of Representatives 65th district general election, 2014^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bert Jones (incumbent)	15,808	65.26%
	Democratic	Elretha Perkins	8,416	34.74%
Total votes			24,224	100%
	Republican hold

2012

North Carolina House of Representatives 65th district general election, 2012^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bert Jones (incumbent)	21,324	59.47%
	Democratic	William E. Osborne	14,534	40.53%
Total votes			35,858	100%
	Republican hold

2010

North Carolina House of Representatives 65th district general election, 2010^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Bert Jones	9,628	56.01%
	Democratic	Nelson Cole (incumbent)	7,561	43.99%
Total votes			17,189	100%
	Independent gain from Democratic

2008

North Carolina House of Representatives 65th district Democratic primary election, 2008^[23]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nelson Cole (incumbent)	8,121	75.57%
	Democratic	Vanessa McGee Smith-Kearney	2,626	24.43%
Total votes			10,747	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 65th district general election, 2008^[24]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nelson Cole (incumbent)	20,495	100%
Total votes			20,495	100%
	Democratic hold

2006

North Carolina House of Representatives 65th district general election, 2006^[25]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nelson Cole (incumbent)	9,749	66.56%
	Republican	Michael Moore	4,897	33.44%
Total votes			14,646	100%
	Democratic hold

2004

North Carolina House of Representatives 65th district general election, 2004^[26]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nelson Cole (incumbent)	13,890	52.65%
	Republican	Wayne Sexton (incumbent)	12,493	47.35%
Total votes			26,383	100%
	Democratic hold

2002

North Carolina House of Representatives 65th district general election, 2002^[27]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nelson Cole (incumbent)	13,465	100%
Total votes			13,465	100%
	Democratic hold

2000

North Carolina House of Representatives 65th district general election, 2000^[28]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rick Eddins (incumbent)	23,416	100%
Total votes			23,416	100%
	Republican hold

References

↑ "State House District 65, NC". Census Reporter. Retrieved May 8, 2025.
↑ J. D. Lewis (2014). "North Carolina State House of Representatives Districts Map - 1985 to 1992" . Retrieved August 25, 2022.
↑ "1992 House Base Plan 5" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
↑ "Interim House Redistricting Plan For N.C. 2002 Election" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
↑ "House Redistricting Plan" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
↑ "Lewis-Dollar-Dockham 4" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
↑ "2018 House Election Districts" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
↑ "HB 1020, 2nd Edition - 2019 House Remedial Map" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
↑ "S.L. 2022-4 House" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
↑ "SS.L. 2023-149 House" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 8, 2025.
↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
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↑ "NC State House 065". Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 25, 2022.

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[1] "State House District 65, NC". Census Reporter. Retrieved May 8, 2025.

[2] J. D. Lewis (2014). "North Carolina State House of Representatives Districts Map - 1985 to 1992" . Retrieved August 25, 2022.

[3] "1992 House Base Plan 5" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 25, 2022.

[4] "Interim House Redistricting Plan For N.C. 2002 Election" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 25, 2022.

[5] "House Redistricting Plan" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 25, 2022.

[6] "Lewis-Dollar-Dockham 4" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 25, 2022.

[7] "2018 House Election Districts" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 25, 2022.

[8] "HB 1020, 2nd Edition - 2019 House Remedial Map" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 25, 2022.

[9] "S.L. 2022-4 House" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 25, 2022.

[10] "SS.L. 2023-149 House" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 8, 2025.

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