North Carolina's 71st House district

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North Carolina's 71st State
House of Representatives
district
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Representative
  Kanika Brown
D Winston-Salem
Demographics42%  White
33%  Black
20%  Hispanic
2%  Asian
3% Remainder of multiracial
Population (2020)82,927

North Carolina's 71st House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Democrat Kanika Brown since 2023. [1]

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Geography

Since 2003, the district has included part of Forsyth County. The district overlaps with the 31st and 32nd Senate districts.

District officeholders

RepresentativePartyDatesNotesCounties
District created January 1, 1985.1985–1993
Parts of Wilson and Nash counties. [2]
Larry E. Etheridge Republican January 1, 1985 –
January 1, 1991
William W. Lewis Republican January 1, 1991 –
January 1, 1993
Josephus Mavretic Democratic January 1, 1993 –
January 1, 1995
Redistricted from the 8th district.1993–2003
Parts of Nash, Edgecombe, Pitt, and Wilson counties. [3]
Edward Norris Tolson Democratic January 1, 1995 –
January 1, 1997
Joe Tolson Democratic January 1, 1997 –
January 1, 2003
Redistricted to the 23rd district.
Larry Womble Democratic January 1, 2003 –
January 1, 2013
Redistricted from the 66th district.
Retired.
2003–Present
Part of Forsyth County. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]
Evelyn Terry Democratic January 1, 2013 –
January 1, 2023
Retired.
Kanika Brown Democratic January 1, 2023 –
Present

Election results

2022

North Carolina House of Representatives 71st district Democratic primary election, 2022 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kanika Brown 2,336 47.85%
Democratic Frederick N. Terry1,87138.32%
Democratic David M. Moore67513.83%
Total votes4,882 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 71st district general election, 2022 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kanika Brown 18,196 100%
Total votes18,196 100%
Democratic hold

2020

North Carolina House of Representatives 71st district Democratic primary election, 2020 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Evelyn Terry (incumbent) 7,224 64.64%
Democratic Kanika Brown 3,95235.36%
Total votes11,176 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 71st district general election, 2020 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Evelyn Terry (incumbent) 28,471 100%
Total votes28,471 100%
Democratic hold

2018

North Carolina House of Representatives 71st district general election, 2018 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Evelyn Terry (incumbent) 18,242 72.67%
Republican Scott Arnold6,86127.33%
Total votes25,103 100%
Democratic hold

2016

North Carolina House of Representatives 71st district general election, 2016 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Evelyn Terry (incumbent) 25,414 100%
Total votes25,414 100%
Democratic hold

2014

North Carolina House of Representatives 71st district general election, 2014 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Evelyn Terry (incumbent) 12,536 76.63%
Republican Kris McCann3,82423.37%
Total votes16,360 100%
Democratic hold

2012

North Carolina House of Representatives 71st district Democratic primary election, 2012 [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Evelyn Terry 3,463 51.34%
Democratic Everette Witherspoon3,28248.66%
Total votes6,745 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 71st district general election, 2012 [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Evelyn Terry 23,545 77.94%
Republican Kris McCann6,66422.06%
Total votes30,209 100%
Democratic hold

2010

North Carolina House of Representatives 71st district general election, 2010 [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Larry Womble (incumbent) 9,503 100%
Total votes9,503 100%
Democratic hold

2008

North Carolina House of Representatives 71st district general election, 2008 [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Larry Womble (incumbent) 21,583 90.02%
Libertarian Bobby Richmond2,3939.98%
Total votes23,976 100%
Democratic hold

2006

North Carolina House of Representatives 71st district general election, 2006 [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Larry Womble (incumbent) 7,101 100%
Total votes7,101 100%
Democratic hold

2004

North Carolina House of Representatives 71st district general election, 2004 [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Larry Womble (incumbent) 15,840 86.93%
Libertarian Lynn Haggerty2,38113.07%
Total votes18,221 100%
Democratic hold

2002

North Carolina House of Representatives 71st district Republican primary election, 2002 [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mac Weatherman 1,348 82.85%
Republican Charona Turner Remillard27917.15%
Total votes1,627 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 71st district general election, 2002 [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Larry Womble (incumbent) 9,662 66.11%
Republican Mac Weatherman4,57131.28%
Libertarian Lynn Haggerty3822.61%
Total votes14,615 100%
Democratic hold

2000

North Carolina House of Representatives 71st district general election, 2000 [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Joe Tolson (incumbent) 12,915 63.30%
Republican Wade Ellison7,48936.70%
Total votes20,404 100%
Democratic hold

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