North Carolina's 76th House district

North Carolina's 76th State House of Representatives district
Representative	Harry Warren R – Salisbury
Demographics	66%  White 19%  Black 10%  Hispanic 1%  Asian 3%  Multiracial
Population (2020)	92,265

North Carolina's 76th House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Republican Harry Warren since 2019. ^[1]

Geography

Since 2019, the district has included part of Rowan County. The district overlaps with the 33rd Senate district.

District officeholders

Representative	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
District created January 1, 1993.				1993–2003 Parts of Gaston and Mecklenburg counties. [2]
W. W. Dickson ( Gastonia )	Republican	January 1, 1993 – January 1, 1999	Retired.
John Bridgeman ( Gastonia )	Democratic	January 1, 1999 – January 1, 2001	Lost re-election.
Michael Harrington ( Gastonia )	Republican	January 1, 2001 – January 1, 2003	Redistricted to the 108th district and retired.
Gene McCombs ( Faith )	Republican	January 1, 2003 – January 20, 2004	Redistricted from the 83rd district. Died.	2003–2013 Part of Rowan County. [3] [4]
Vacant		January 20, 2004 – February 16, 2004
Fred Steen II ( Landis )	Republican	February 16, 2004 – January 1, 2013	Appointed to finish McComb's term. Retired to run for Congress.
Carl Ford ( China Grove )	Republican	January 1, 2013 – January 1, 2019	Retired to run for State Senate.	2013–2019 Parts of Rowan and Cabarrus counties. [5]
Harry Warren ( Salisbury )	Republican	January 1, 2019 – Present	Redistricted from the 77th district.	2019–Present Part of Rowan County. [6] [7] [8] [9]

Election results

2024

North Carolina House of Representatives 76th district general election, 2024 ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Harry Warren (incumbent)	27,060	62.37%
	Democratic	Alisha Byrd-Clark	16,329	37.63%
Total votes			43,389	100%
	Republican hold

2022

North Carolina House of Representatives 76th district general election, 2022 ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Harry Warren (incumbent)	21,050	100%
Total votes			21,050	100%
	Republican hold

2020

North Carolina House of Representatives 76th district general election, 2020 ^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Harry Warren (incumbent)	25,479	61.06%
	Democratic	Al Heggins	16,250	38.94%
Total votes			41,729	100%
	Republican hold

2018

North Carolina House of Representatives 76th district general election, 2018 ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Harry Warren (incumbent)	16,718	61.25%
	Democratic	Joe Fowler	10,578	38.75%
Total votes			27,296	100%
	Republican hold

2016

North Carolina House of Representatives 76th district general election, 2016 ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Carl Ford (incumbent)	29,590	100%
Total votes			29,590	100%
	Republican hold

2014

North Carolina House of Representatives 76th district general election, 2014 ^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Carl Ford (incumbent)	16,947	100%
Total votes			16,947	100%
	Republican hold

2012

North Carolina House of Representatives 76th district Republican primary election, 2012 ^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Carl Ford	7,482	73.61%
	Republican	Eric Troyer	2,683	26.39%
Total votes			10,165	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 76th district general election, 2012 ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Carl Ford	25,486	100%
Total votes			25,486	100%
	Republican hold

2010

North Carolina House of Representatives 76th district general election, 2010 ^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Fred Steen II (incumbent)	15,093	100%
Total votes			15,093	100%
	Republican hold

2008

North Carolina House of Representatives 76th district Republican primary election, 2008 ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Fred Steen II (incumbent)	3,530	70.49%
	Republican	Robert W. Campbell	1,478	29.51%
Total votes			5,008	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 76th district general election, 2008 ^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Fred Steen II (incumbent)	24,059	100%
Total votes			24,059	100%
	Republican hold

2006

North Carolina House of Representatives 76th district general election, 2006 ^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Fred Steen II (incumbent)	9,457	100%
Total votes			9,457	100%
	Republican hold

2004

North Carolina House of Representatives 76th district Republican primary election, 2004 ^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Fred Steen II (incumbent)	1,809	53.27%
	Republican	Chad Mitchell	927	27.30%
	Republican	Thomas L. "Tom" Smith	660	19.43%
Total votes			3,396	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 76th district general election, 2004 ^[23]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Fred Steen II (incumbent)	21,610	100%
Total votes			21,610	100%
	Republican hold

2002

North Carolina House of Representatives 76th district general election, 2002 ^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gene McCombs (incumbent)	14,703	100%
Total votes			14,703	100%
	Republican hold

2000

North Carolina House of Representatives 76th district Republican primary election, 2000 ^[25]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael Harrington	1,532	57.46%
	Republican	C. David Ward Jr.	1,134	42.54%
Total votes			2,666	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 76th district general election, 2000 ^[26]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael Harrington	15,430	55.79%
	Democratic	John Bridgeman (incumbent)	12,230	44.22%
Total votes			27,660	100%
	Republican gain from Democratic

1998

North Carolina House of Representatives 76th district general election, 1998 ^[27]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Bridgeman	9,117	52.67%
	Republican	Patrick McHenry	8,192	47.33%
Total votes			17,309	100%
	Democratic gain from Republican

1996

North Carolina House of Representatives 76th district general election, 1996 ^[28]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	W. W. Dickson (incumbent)	17,705	100%
Total votes			17,705	100%
	Republican hold

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