North Carolina's 87th House district

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North Carolina's 87th State
House of Representatives
district
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Representative
  Destin Hall
R Granite Falls
Demographics86%  White
4%  Black
6%  Hispanic
1%  Asian
3%  Multiracial
Population (2020)85,788

North Carolina's 87th House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Republican Destin Hall since 2017. [1]

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Geography

Since 2023, the district has included all of Caldwell County, as well as part of Watauga County. The district overlaps with the 45th and 47th Senate districts.

District officeholders

RepresentativePartyDatesNotesCounties
District created January 1, 1993.1993–2003
Parts of Hoke, Scotland, and Robeson counties. [2]
Frances Cummings
( Lumberton )
Democratic January 1, 1993 –
January 25, 1995
Switched parties.
Lost re-election.
Republican January 25, 1995 –
January 1, 1997
Donald Bonner
( Rowland )
Democratic January 1, 1997 –
January 1, 2003
Redistricted to the 48th district.
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Edgar Starnes
( Granite Falls )
Republican January 1, 2003 –
January 13, 2015
Redistricted from the 91st district.
Resigned.
2003–2005
All of Alexander County.
Part of Caldwell County. [3]
2005–2013
Part of Caldwell County. [4]
2013–2023
All of Caldwell County. [5] [6] [7]
VacantJanuary 13, 2015 –
February 2, 2015
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George Robinson
( Cedar Rock )
Republican February 2, 2015 –
January 1, 2017
Appointed to finish Starnes' term.
Lost re-nomination.
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Destin Hall
( Granite Falls )
Republican January 1, 2017 –
Present
2023–Present
All of Caldwell County.
Part of Watauga County. [8] [9]

Election results

2024

North Carolina House of Representatives 87th district general election, 2024 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Destin Hall (incumbent) 34,187 75.42%
Democratic Barbara Kirby11,14224.58%
Total votes45,329 100%
Republican hold

2022

North Carolina House of Representatives 87th district general election, 2022 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Destin Hall (incumbent) 22,864 76.21%
Democratic Barbara Kirby7,13923.79%
Total votes30,003 100%
Republican hold

2020

North Carolina House of Representatives 87th district general election, 2020 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Destin Hall (incumbent) 31,830 76.93%
Democratic Corie Schreiber9,54423.07%
Total votes41,374 100%
Republican hold

2018

North Carolina House of Representatives 87th district general election, 2018 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Destin Hall (incumbent) 19,031 72.86%
Democratic Amanda Bregel7,08927.14%
Total votes26,120 100%
Republican hold

2016

North Carolina House of Representatives 87th district Republican primary election, 2016 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Destin Hall 6,827 59.74%
Republican George Robinson (incumbent)4,60040.26%
Total votes11,427 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 87th district general election, 2016 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Destin Hall 29,066 94.14%
UnaffaliatedTerri M. Johnson (write-in)1,2794.14%
Write-in 5311.72%
Total votes30,876 100%
Republican hold

2014

North Carolina House of Representatives 87th district general election, 2014 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Edgar Starnes (incumbent) 16,148 100%
Total votes16,148 100%
Republican hold

2012

North Carolina House of Representatives 87th district Republican primary election, 2012 [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Edgar Starnes (incumbent) 8,472 70.07%
Republican Jordon Greene3,61929.93%
Total votes12,091 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 87th district general election, 2012 [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Edgar Starnes (incumbent) 25,757 100%
Total votes25,757 100%
Republican hold

2010

North Carolina House of Representatives 87th district general election, 2010 [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Edgar Starnes (incumbent) 14,295 100%
Total votes14,295 100%
Republican hold

2008

North Carolina House of Representatives 87th district general election, 2008 [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Edgar Starnes (incumbent) 15,444 52.76%
Democratic John A. Forlines Jr.11,48739.24%
Libertarian Timothy J. "T. J." Rohr2,3428.00%
Total votes29,273 100%
Republican hold

2006

North Carolina House of Representatives 87th district general election, 2006 [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Edgar Starnes (incumbent) 11,548 100%
Total votes11,548 100%
Republican hold

2004

North Carolina House of Representatives 87th district Democratic primary election, 2004 [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Woody Tucker 1,301 70.29%
Democratic Larry K. Clark55029.71%
Total votes1,851 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 87th district general election, 2004 [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Edgar Starnes (incumbent) 15,519 59.84%
Democratic Woody Tucker10,41540.16%
Total votes25,934 100%
Republican hold

2002

North Carolina House of Representatives 87th district general election, 2002 [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Edgar Starnes (incumbent) 11,813 51.48%
Democratic Ray Warren 11,13248.52%
Total votes22,945 100%
Republican hold

2000

North Carolina House of Representatives 87th district Democratic primary election, 2000 [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Donald Bonner (incumbent) 5,470 77.57%
Democratic Rusty Perry1,58222.43%
Total votes7,052 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 87th district general election, 2000 [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Donald Bonner (incumbent) 12,755 100%
Total votes12,755 100%
Democratic hold

References

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