North Carolina's 7th House district

North Carolina's 7th State
House of Representatives
district
North Carolina's 7th State; House of Representatives; district
Representative
	Matthew Winslow ; R – Youngsville
Demographics	64% White ; 22% Black ; 9% Hispanic ; 1% Asian ; 4% remainder of multiracial
Population (2020)	86,271

Last updated March 12, 2024

North Carolina's 7th House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Republican Matthew Winslow since 2021.^[1]

Geography

Since 2023, the district has included all of Franklin County, as well as part of Granville County. The district overlaps with the 11th and 18th Senate districts.

District officeholders since 1973

Multi-member district

Representative	Party	Dates	Notes	Representative	Party	Dates	Notes	Representative	Party	Dates	Notes	Representative	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
Larry P. Eagles	Democratic	January 1, 1973 – January 1, 1977	Redistricted from the 14th district.	Julian Baker Fenner	Democratic	January 1, 1973 – January 1, 1975	Redistricted from the 14th district.	John Edwin Davenport	Democratic	January 1, 1973 – January 1, 1979		Arthur Hartwell Campbell	Democratic	January 1, 1973 – June 30, 1979	Resigned to accept appointment to the North Carolina Utilities Commission.	1973–1983 All of Nash, Edgecombe, and Wilson counties.^[2]
Larry P. Eagles	Democratic	January 1, 1973 – January 1, 1977	Redistricted from the 14th district.	Allen Barbee	Democratic	January 1, 1975 – January 1, 1983	Redistricted to the 8th district.
Jim Ezzell	Democratic	January 1, 1977 – January 1, 1981
								Roger Wayne Bone	Democratic	January 1, 1979 – January 1, 1983	Redistricted to the 8th district.
												Vacant		June 30, 1979 – 1980
												Jeanne Tucker Fenner	Democratic	1980 – January 1, 1983	Appointed to finish Hartwell's term. Redistricted to the 8th district.
Josephus Mavretic	Democratic	January 1, 1981 – January 1, 1983	Redistricted to the 8th district.									Jeanne Tucker Fenner	Democratic	1980 – January 1, 1983

Single-member district

Representative	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
Frank Ballance	Democratic	January 1, 1983 – January 1, 1987	Retired.	1983–1993 Parts of Warren, Halifax, and Martin counties.^[3]
Thomas C. Hardaway	Democratic	January 1, 1987 – January 1, 1993
Dock M. Brown	Democratic	January 1, 1993 – January 1, 1995		1993–2003 Parts of Nash, Edgecombe, Halifax, and Martin Counties.^[4]
L. W. Locke	Democratic	January 1, 1995 – January 1, 1997
Thomas C. Hardaway	Democratic	January 1, 1997 – January 15, 2000	Resigned.
Vacant		January 15, 2000 – February 4, 2000
John Hall	Democratic	February 4, 2000 – March 17, 2005	Appointed to finish Hardaway's term. Died.
John Hall	Democratic	February 4, 2000 – March 17, 2005	Appointed to finish Hardaway's term. Died.	2003–2013 Parts of Nash and Halifax counties.^[5]^[6]
Vacant		March 17, 2005 – April 5, 2005
Ed Jones	Democratic	April 5, 2005 – January 23, 2007	Appointed to finish Hall's term. Resigned to accept appointment to the State Senate.
Vacant		January 23, 2007 – January 24, 2007
Angela Bryant	Democratic	January 24, 2007 – January 4, 2013	Appointed to finish Jones' term. Resigned to accept appointment to the State Senate.
Angela Bryant	Democratic	January 24, 2007 – January 4, 2013		2013–2019 Parts of Franklin and Nash counties.^[7]
Vacant		January 4, 2013 – January 9, 2013
Bobbie Richardson	Democratic	January 9, 2013 – January 1, 2019	Appointed to finish Bryant's term. Lost re-election.
Lisa Stone Barnes	Republican	January 1, 2019 – January 1, 2021	Retired to run for State Senate.	2019–2023 All of Franklin County. Part of Nash County.^[8]^[9]
Matthew Winslow	Republican	January 1, 2021 – Present
Matthew Winslow	Republican	January 1, 2021 – Present		2023–Present All of Franklin County. Part of Granville County.^[10]

Election results

2022

North Carolina House of Representatives 7th district general election, 2022^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Matthew Winslow (incumbent)	24,137	100%
Total votes			24,137	100%
	Republican hold

2020

North Carolina House of Representatives 7th district general election, 2020^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Matthew Winslow	26,166	58.97%
	Democratic	Phil Stover	18,208	41.03%
Total votes			44,374	100%
	Republican hold

2018

North Carolina House of Representatives 7th district Republican primary election, 2018^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lisa Stone Barnes	2,203	70.54%
	Republican	Glen Bradley	920	29.46%
Total votes			3,123	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 7th district general election, 2018^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lisa Stone Barnes	18,352	58.00%
	Democratic	Bobbie Richardson (incumbent)	13,289	42.00%
Total votes			31,641	100%
	Republican gain from Democratic

2016

North Carolina House of Representatives 7th district general election, 2016^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bobbie Richardson (incumbent)	23,329	67.81%
	Republican	William Duke Hancock II	11,072	32.19%
Total votes			34,401	100%
	Democratic hold

2014

North Carolina House of Representatives 7th district general election, 2014^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bobbie Richardson (incumbent)	18,628	100%
Total votes			18,628	100%
	Democratic hold

2012

North Carolina House of Representatives 7th district Democratic primary election, 2012^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Angela Bryant (incumbent)	9,417	83.51%
	Democratic	William Duke Hancock II	1,859	16.49%
Total votes			11,276	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 7th district general election, 2012^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Angela Bryant (incumbent)	27,761	100%
Total votes			27,761	100%
	Democratic hold

2010

North Carolina House of Representatives 7th district general election, 2010^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Angela Bryant (incumbent)	12,544	100%
Total votes			12,544	100%
	Democratic hold

2008

North Carolina House of Representatives 7th district Democratic primary election, 2008^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Angela Bryant (incumbent)	10,928	76.29%
	Democratic	Jean Reaves	3,396	23.71%
Total votes			14,324	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 7th district general election, 2008^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Angela Bryant (incumbent)	22,928	100%
Total votes			22,928	100%
	Democratic hold

2006

North Carolina House of Representatives 7th district general election, 2006^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ed Jones (incumbent)	7,264	100%
Total votes			7,264	100%
	Democratic hold

2004

North Carolina House of Representatives 7th district general election, 2004^[23]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Hall (incumbent)	17,714	100%
Total votes			17,714	100%
	Democratic hold

2002

North Carolina House of Representatives 7th district Democratic primary election, 2002^[24]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Hall (incumbent)	5,596	68.34%
	Democratic	Bryan S. Franklin	2,593	31.66%
Total votes			8,189	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 7th district general election, 2002^[25]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Hall (incumbent)	11,941	100%
Total votes			11,941	100%
	Democratic hold

2000

North Carolina House of Representatives 7th district general election, 2000^[26]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Hall (incumbent)	14,004	100%
Total votes			14,004	100%
	Democratic hold

References

↑ "State House District 7, NC". Census Reporter. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
↑ J. D. Lewis (2014). "North Carolina State House of Representatives Districts Map - 1973 to 1982" . Retrieved March 11, 2024.
↑ J. D. Lewis (2014). "North Carolina State House of Representatives Districts Map - 1985 to 1992" . Retrieved July 4, 2022.
↑ "1992 House Base Plan 5" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
↑ "Interim House Redistricting Plan For N.C. 2002 Election" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
↑ "House Redistricting Plan" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
↑ "Lewis-Dollar-Dockham 4" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
↑ "2018 House Election Districts" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
↑ "HB 1020, 2nd Edition - 2019 House Remedial Map" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
↑ "S.L. 2022-4 House" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
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↑ "NC State House 007". Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 4, 2022.

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[1] "State House District 7, NC". Census Reporter. Retrieved March 11, 2024.

[2] J. D. Lewis (2014). "North Carolina State House of Representatives Districts Map - 1973 to 1982" . Retrieved March 11, 2024.

[3] J. D. Lewis (2014). "North Carolina State House of Representatives Districts Map - 1985 to 1992" . Retrieved July 4, 2022.

[4] "1992 House Base Plan 5" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 4, 2022.

[5] "Interim House Redistricting Plan For N.C. 2002 Election" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 3, 2022.

[6] "House Redistricting Plan" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 4, 2022.

[7] "Lewis-Dollar-Dockham 4" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 4, 2022.

[8] "2018 House Election Districts" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 4, 2022.

[9] "HB 1020, 2nd Edition - 2019 House Remedial Map" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 4, 2022.

[10] "S.L. 2022-4 House" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved December 17, 2022.

[11] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

[12] "North Carolina State Board of Elections" .

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156th General Assembly (2023–2024) Speaker of the House Tim Moore (R) Speaker pro tempore Sarah Stevens (R) Majority Leader John Bell (R) Minority Leader Robert Reives (D)
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