North Carolina's 88th House district

North Carolina's 88th State
House of Representatives
district
North Carolina's 88th State; House of Representatives; district
Representative
	Mary Belk ; D – Charlotte
Demographics	52% White ; 23% Black ; 18% Hispanic ; 3% Asian ; 3% Multiracial
Population (2020)	85,738

Last updated June 10, 2025

North Carolina's 88th House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Democrat Mary Belk since 2017.^[1]

Geography

Since 2013, the district has included part of Mecklenburg County. The district overlaps with the 39th, 41st, and 42nd Senate districts.

District officeholders

Representative	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
District created January 1, 1993.				1993–2003 Part of Forsyth County.^[2]
Theresa Esposito ( Winston-Salem )	Republican	January 1, 1993 – January 1, 2003	Redistricted from the 39th district. Redistricted to the 93rd district and retired.	1993–2003 Part of Forsyth County.^[2]
Mark Hilton ( Conover )	Republican	January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2005	Redistricted from the 45th district. Redistricted to the 96th district.	2003–2005 Part of Catawba County.^[3]
Mark Hollo ( Taylorsville )	Republican	January 1, 2005 – January 1, 2007	Lost re-election.	2005–2013 All of Alexander County. Part of Catawba County.^[4]
Ray Warren ( Hiddenite )	Democratic	January 1, 2007 – January 1, 2011	Retired.
Mark Hollo ( Taylorsville )	Republican	January 1, 2011 – January 1, 2013	Redistricted to the 73rd district.
Rob Bryan ( Charlotte )	Republican	January 1, 2013 – January 1, 2017	Lost re-election.	2013–Present Part of Mecklenburg County.^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]
Mary Belk ( Charlotte )	Democratic	January 1, 2017 – Present

Election results

2024

North Carolina House of Representatives 88th district general election, 2024^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mary Belk (incumbent)	33,555	100%
Total votes			33,555	100%
	Democratic hold

2022

North Carolina House of Representatives 88th district general election, 2022^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mary Belk (incumbent)	19,020	69.27%
	Republican	Anne Marie Peacock	8,438	30.73%
Total votes			27,458	100%
	Democratic hold

2020

North Carolina House of Representatives 88th district general election, 2020^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mary Belk (incumbent)	31,647	63.11%
	Republican	David Tondreau	18,497	36.89%
Total votes			50,144	100%
	Democratic hold

2018

North Carolina House of Representatives 88th district Republican primary election, 2018^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ty Turner	433	62.12%
	Republican	Benton Blaine	264	37.88%
Total votes			697	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 88th district general election, 2018^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mary Belk (incumbent)	22,561	75.63%
	Republican	Ty Turner	7,268	24.37%
Total votes			29,829	100%
	Democratic hold

2016

North Carolina House of Representatives 88th district general election, 2016^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mary Belk	21,754	50.54%
	Republican	Rob Bryan (incumbent)	21,286	49.46%
Total votes			43,040	100%
	Democratic gain from Republican

2014

North Carolina House of Representatives 88th district general election, 2014^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rob Bryan (incumbent)	14,644	55.37%
	Democratic	Margie Storch	11,805	44.63%
Total votes			26,449	100%
	Republican hold

2012

North Carolina House of Representatives 88th district general election, 2012^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rob Bryan	22,081	54.95%
	Democratic	Martha Alexander (incumbent)	18,106	45.05%
Total votes			40,187	100%
	Republican gain from Democratic

2010

North Carolina House of Representatives 88th district general election, 2010^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Hollo	13,587	64.36%
	Democratic	David Munday	7,525	35.64%
Total votes			21,112	100%
	Republican gain from Democratic

2008

North Carolina House of Representatives 88th district general election, 2008^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ray Warren (incumbent)	15,729	50.33%
	Republican	Mark Hollo	15,520	49.67%
Total votes			31,249	100%
	Democratic hold

2006

North Carolina House of Representatives 88th district general election, 2006^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ray Warren	9,650	52.61%
	Republican	Mark Hollo (incumbent)	8,693	47.39%
Total votes			18,343	100%
	Democratic gain from Republican

2004

North Carolina House of Representatives 88th district Republican Primary election, 2004^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Hollo	2,264	42.63%
	Republican	Grimes Byerly	1,935	36.43%
	Republican	Jill Griffin	819	15.42%
	Republican	William "Ray" Henderson	293	5.52%
Total votes			5,311	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 88th district general election, 2004^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Hollo	15,587	56.31%
	Democratic	Joel Harbinson	12,096	43.69%
Total votes			27,683	100%
	Republican win (new seat)

2002

North Carolina House of Representatives 88th district Republican primary election, 2002^[23]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Hilton (incumbent)	2,795	57.70%
	Republican	T. Hamilton Ward	2,049	42.30%
Total votes			4,844	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 88th district general election, 2002^[24]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Hilton (incumbent)	12,549	100%
Total votes			12,549	100%
	Republican hold

2000

North Carolina House of Representatives 88th district general election, 2000^[25]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Theresa Esposito (incumbent)	19,041	100%
Total votes			19,041	100%
	Republican hold

References

↑ "State House District 88, NC". Census Reporter. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
↑ "1992 House Base Plan 5" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
↑ "Interim House Redistricting Plan For N.C. 2002 Election" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
↑ "House Redistricting Plan" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
↑ "Lewis-Dollar-Dockham 4" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
↑ "2018 House Election Districts" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
↑ "HB 1020, 2nd Edition - 2019 House Remedial Map" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
↑ "S.L. 2022-4 House" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
↑ "SS.L. 2023-149 House" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
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↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
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↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
↑ "NC State House 088". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 17, 2022.

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[1] "State House District 88, NC". Census Reporter. Retrieved May 13, 2025.

[2] "1992 House Base Plan 5" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved September 17, 2022.

[3] "Interim House Redistricting Plan For N.C. 2002 Election" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved September 17, 2022.

[4] "House Redistricting Plan" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved September 17, 2022.

[5] "Lewis-Dollar-Dockham 4" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved September 17, 2022.

[6] "2018 House Election Districts" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved September 17, 2022.

[7] "HB 1020, 2nd Edition - 2019 House Remedial Map" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved September 17, 2022.

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

[9] "SS.L. 2023-149 House" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved May 13, 2025.

[10] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

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[25] "NC State House 088". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 17, 2022.

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