North Carolina's 78th House district

North Carolina's 78th State House of Representatives district
Representative	Neal Jackson R – Robbins
Demographics	81%  White 4%  Black 10%  Hispanic 1%  Asian 4%  Multiracial
Population (2020)	90,071

North Carolina's 78th House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Republican Neal Jackson since 2023. ^[1]

Geography

Since 2013, the district has included parts of Randolph and Moore counties. The district overlaps with the 21st, 25th, and 29th Senate districts.

District officeholders

Representative	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
District created January 1, 1993.				1993–2003 Parts of Granville, Vance, and Warren counties. [2]
James Preston Green ( Henderson )	Democratic	January 1, 1993 – January 1, 1995	Redistricted from the 22nd district. Retired.
Stanley Fox ( Oxford )	Democratic	January 1, 1995 – January 1, 2003	Redistricted to the 27th district.
Harold Brubaker ( Asheboro )	Republican	January 1, 2003 – July 12, 2012	Redistricted from the 38th district. Resigned.	2003–2013 Part of Randolph County. [3] [4]
Vacant		July 12, 2012 – August 13, 2012
Allen McNeill ( Asheboro )	Republican	August 13, 2012 – January 1, 2023	Appointed to finish Brubaker's term. Retired.
				2013–Present Parts of Randolph and Moore counties. [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]
Neal Jackson ( Robbins )	Republican	January 1, 2023 – Present

Election results

2024

North Carolina House of Representatives 78th district general election, 2024 ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Neal Jackson (incumbent)	38,928	76.46%
	Democratic	Lowell Simon	11,985	23.54%
Total votes			50,913	100%
	Republican hold

2022

North Carolina House of Representatives 78th district Republican primary election, 2022 ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Neal Jackson	8,449	67.06%
	Republican	David Ashley	2,194	17.41%
	Republican	Cory Bortree	1,956	15.53%
Total votes			12,599	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 78th district general election, 2022 ^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Neal Jackson	27,787	76.55%
	Democratic	Erik Davis	8,510	23.45%
Total votes			36,297	100%
	Republican hold

2020

North Carolina House of Representatives 78th district general election, 2020 ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Allen McNeill (incumbent)	33,593	100%
Total votes			33,593	100%
	Republican hold

2018

North Carolina House of Representatives 78th district general election, 2018 ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Allen McNeill (incumbent)	20,829	78.78%
	Democratic	Jim Meredith	5,612	21.22%
Total votes			26,441	100%
	Republican hold

2016

North Carolina House of Representatives 78th district general election, 2016 ^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Allen McNeill (incumbent)	27,040	78.11%
	Democratic	William "Bill" McCaskill	7,579	21.89%
Total votes			34,619	100%
	Republican hold

2014

North Carolina House of Representatives 78th district general election, 2014 ^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Allen McNeill (incumbent)	17,102	100%
Total votes			17,102	100%
	Republican hold

2012

North Carolina House of Representatives 78th district general election, 2012 ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Allen McNeill (incumbent)	24,880	75.05%
	Democratic	Gerald C. Parker	8,272	24.95%
Total votes			33,152	100%
	Republican hold

2010

North Carolina House of Representatives 78th district Republican primary election, 2010 ^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Harold Brubaker (incumbent)	3,351	62.67%
	Republican	Arnold Lanier	1,996	37.33%
Total votes			5,347	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 78th district general election, 2010 ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Harold Brubaker (incumbent)	13,823	100%
Total votes			13,823	100%
	Republican hold

2008

North Carolina House of Representatives 78th district Republican primary election, 2008 ^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Harold Brubaker (incumbent)	4,564	79.99%
	Republican	Greg Sumner	854	14.97%
	Republican	James Stegenga	288	5.05%
Total votes			5,706	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 78th district general election, 2008 ^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Harold Brubaker (incumbent)	22,438	100%
Total votes			22,438	100%
	Republican hold

2006

North Carolina House of Representatives 78th district general election, 2006 ^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Harold Brubaker (incumbent)	10,472	100%
Total votes			10,472	100%
	Republican hold

2004

North Carolina House of Representatives 78th district general election, 2004 ^[23]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Harold Brubaker (incumbent)	20,756	100%
Total votes			20,756	100%
	Republican hold

2002

North Carolina House of Representatives 78th district general election, 2002 ^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Harold Brubaker (incumbent)	13,059	90.74%
	Libertarian	Don Blair	1,332	9.26%
Total votes			14,391	100%
	Republican hold

2000

North Carolina House of Representatives 78th district Democratic primary election, 2000 ^[25]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Stanley Fox (incumbent)	4,868	61.31%
	Democratic	Richard M. Henderson	3,072	38.69%
Total votes			7,940	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 78th district general election, 2000 ^[26]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Stanley Fox (incumbent)	16,287	100%
Total votes			16,287	100%
	Democratic hold

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