North Carolina's 77th House district

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North Carolina's 77th State
House of Representatives
district
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Representative
  Julia Craven Howard
R Mocksville
Demographics82%  White
5%  Black
10%  Hispanic
3%  Multiracial
Population (2020)92,023

North Carolina's 77th House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Republican Julia Craven Howard since 2019. [1]

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Geography

Since 2023, the district has included all of Yadkin and Davie counties, as well as part of Rowan County. The district overlaps with the 30th and 33rd, and 36th Senate districts.

District officeholders

RepresentativePartyDatesNotesCounties
District created January 1, 1993.1993–2003
Parts of Wayne, Greene, and Lenoir counties. [2]
Carolyn Russell
( Goldsboro )
Republican January 1, 1993 –
January 1, 2003
Redistricted from the 11th district.
Redistricted to the 26th district and retired.
Lorene Coates
( Salisbury )
Democratic January 1, 2003 –
January 1, 2011
Redistricted from the 35th district.
Lost re-election.
2003–2019
Part of Rowan County. [3] [4] [5]
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Harry Warren
( Salisbury )
Republican January 1, 2011 –
January 1, 2019
Redistricted to the 76th district.
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Julia Craven Howard
( Mocksville )
Republican January 1, 2019 –
Present
Redistricted from the 79th district.2019–2023
All of Davie County.
Part of Rowan County. [6] [7]
2023–Present
All of Yadkin and Davie counties.
Part of Rowan County. [8] [9]

Election results

2024

North Carolina House of Representatives 77th district general election, 2024 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Julia Craven Howard (incumbent) 41,240 79.08%
Democratic Kashmir Sibby10,90720.92%
Total votes52,147 100%
Republican hold

2022

North Carolina House of Representatives 77th district general election, 2022 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Julia Craven Howard (incumbent) 30,953 100%
Total votes30,953 100%
Republican hold

2020

North Carolina House of Representatives 77th district general election, 2020 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Juila Craven Howard (incumbent) 35,222 74.65%
Democratic Keith Townsend11,96325.35%
Total votes47,185 100%
Republican hold

2018

North Carolina House of Representatives 77th district general election, 2018 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Juila Craven Howard (incumbent) 23,654 73.37%
Democratic Bonnie Dawn Clark8,58426.63%
Total votes32,238 100%
Republican hold

2016

North Carolina House of Representatives 77th district Republican primary election, 2016 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Harry Warren (incumbent) 7,350 71.44%
Republican Andrew H. Poston2,93928.56%
Total votes10,289 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 77th district general election, 2016 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Harry Warren (incumbent) 27,699 100%
Total votes27,699 100%
Republican hold

2014

North Carolina House of Representatives 77th district Republican primary election, 2014 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Harry Warren (incumbent) 4,746 63.91%
Republican Chad Mitchell2,68036.09%
Total votes7,426 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 77th district general election, 2014 [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Harry Warren (incumbent) 16,888 100%
Total votes16,888 100%
Republican hold

2012

North Carolina House of Representatives 77th district general election, 2012 [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Harry Warren (incumbent) 21,463 61.87%
Democratic William H. Battermann13,22638.13%
Total votes34,689 100%
Republican hold

2010

North Carolina House of Representatives 77th district Republican primary election, 2010 [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Harry Warren 2,305 65.88%
Republican Lauren Raper1,19434.12%
Total votes3,499 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 77th district general election, 2010 [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Harry Warren 9,117 50.46%
Democratic Lorene Coates (incumbent)8,95149.54%
Total votes18,068 100%
Republican gain from Democratic

2008

North Carolina House of Representatives 77th district general election, 2008 [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Lorene Coates (incumbent) 20,050 66.85%
Republican Ada M. Fisher9,94233.15%
Total votes29,992 100%
Democratic hold

2006

North Carolina House of Representatives 77th district general election, 2006 [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Lorene Coates (incumbent) 8,279 61.68%
Republican Susan Morris5,14438.32%
Total votes13,423 100%
Democratic hold

2004

North Carolina House of Representatives 77th district general election, 2004 [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Lorene Coates (incumbent) 15,026 60.64%
Republican Mac Butner9,75139.36%
Total votes24,777 100%
Democratic hold

2002

North Carolina House of Representatives 77th district general election, 2002 [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Charlotte A. Gardner 2,938 59.59%
Republican Lynn Dula1,99240.41%
Total votes4,930 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 77th district general election, 2002 [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Lorene Coates (incumbent) 9,886 55.02%
Republican Charlotte A. Gardner8,08144.98%
Total votes7,967 100%
Democratic hold

2000

North Carolina House of Representatives 77th district general election, 2000 [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Carolyn Russell (incumbent) 17,538 100%
Total votes17,538 100%
Republican hold

References

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  6. "2018 House Election Districts" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
  7. "HB 1020, 2nd Edition - 2019 House Remedial Map" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
  8. "S.L. 2022-4 House" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
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