North Carolina's 71st House district

North Carolina's 71st State
House of Representatives
district
North Carolina's 71st State; House of Representatives; district
Representative
	Kanika Brown ; D – Winston-Salem
Demographics	42% White ; 33% Black ; 20% Hispanic ; 2% Asian ; 3% Remainder of multiracial
Population (2020)	82,927

Last updated January 04, 2023

North Carolina's 71st House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Democrat Kanika Brown since 2023.^[1]

Geography

Since 2003, the district has included part of Forsyth County. The district overlaps with the 31st and 32nd Senate districts.

District officeholders

Representative	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
District created January 1, 1985.				1985–1993 Parts of Wilson and Nash counties.^[2]
Larry E. Etheridge	Republican	January 1, 1985 – January 1, 1991
William W. Lewis	Republican	January 1, 1991 – January 1, 1993
Josephus Mavretic	Democratic	January 1, 1993 – January 1, 1995	Redistricted from the 8th district.	1993–2003 Parts of Nash, Edgecombe, Pitt, and Wilson counties.^[3]
Edward Norris Tolson	Democratic	January 1, 1995 – January 1, 1997
Joe Tolson	Democratic	January 1, 1997 – January 1, 2003	Redistricted to the 23rd district.
Larry Womble	Democratic	January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2013	Redistricted from the 66th district. Retired.	2003–Present Part of Forsyth County.^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]
Evelyn Terry	Democratic	January 1, 2013 – January 1, 2023	Retired.
Kanika Brown	Democratic	January 1, 2023 – Present

Election results

2022

North Carolina House of Representatives 71st district Democratic primary election, 2022^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kanika Brown	2,336	47.85%
	Democratic	Frederick N. Terry	1,871	38.32%
	Democratic	David M. Moore	675	13.83%
Total votes			4,882	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 71st district general election, 2022^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kanika Brown	18,196	100%
Total votes			18,196	100%
	Democratic hold

2020

North Carolina House of Representatives 71st district Democratic primary election, 2020^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Evelyn Terry (incumbent)	7,224	64.64%
	Democratic	Kanika Brown	3,952	35.36%
Total votes			11,176	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 71st district general election, 2020^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Evelyn Terry (incumbent)	28,471	100%
Total votes			28,471	100%
	Democratic hold

2018

North Carolina House of Representatives 71st district general election, 2018^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Evelyn Terry (incumbent)	18,242	72.67%
	Republican	Scott Arnold	6,861	27.33%
Total votes			25,103	100%
	Democratic hold

2016

North Carolina House of Representatives 71st district general election, 2016^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Evelyn Terry (incumbent)	25,414	100%
Total votes			25,414	100%
	Democratic hold

2014

North Carolina House of Representatives 71st district general election, 2014^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Evelyn Terry (incumbent)	12,536	76.63%
	Republican	Kris McCann	3,824	23.37%
Total votes			16,360	100%
	Democratic hold

2012

North Carolina House of Representatives 71st district Democratic primary election, 2012^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Evelyn Terry	3,463	51.34%
	Democratic	Everette Witherspoon	3,282	48.66%
Total votes			6,745	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 71st district general election, 2012^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Evelyn Terry	23,545	77.94%
	Republican	Kris McCann	6,664	22.06%
Total votes			30,209	100%
	Democratic hold

2010

North Carolina House of Representatives 71st district general election, 2010^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Larry Womble (incumbent)	9,503	100%
Total votes			9,503	100%
	Democratic hold

2008

North Carolina House of Representatives 71st district general election, 2008^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Larry Womble (incumbent)	21,583	90.02%
	Libertarian	Bobby Richmond	2,393	9.98%
Total votes			23,976	100%
	Democratic hold

2006

North Carolina House of Representatives 71st district general election, 2006^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Larry Womble (incumbent)	7,101	100%
Total votes			7,101	100%
	Democratic hold

2004

North Carolina House of Representatives 71st district general election, 2004^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Larry Womble (incumbent)	15,840	86.93%
	Libertarian	Lynn Haggerty	2,381	13.07%
Total votes			18,221	100%
	Democratic hold

2002

North Carolina House of Representatives 71st district Republican primary election, 2002^[23]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mac Weatherman	1,348	82.85%
	Republican	Charona Turner Remillard	279	17.15%
Total votes			1,627	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 71st district general election, 2002^[24]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Larry Womble (incumbent)	9,662	66.11%
	Republican	Mac Weatherman	4,571	31.28%
	Libertarian	Lynn Haggerty	382	2.61%
Total votes			14,615	100%
	Democratic hold

2000

North Carolina House of Representatives 71st district general election, 2000^[25]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joe Tolson (incumbent)	12,915	63.30%
	Republican	Wade Ellison	7,489	36.70%
Total votes			20,404	100%
	Democratic hold

References

↑ "State House District 71, NC". Census Reporter. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
↑ J. D. Lewis (2014). "North Carolina State House of Representatives Districts Map - 1985 to 1992" . Retrieved August 28, 2022.
↑ "1992 House Base Plan 5" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
↑ "Interim House Redistricting Plan For N.C. 2002 Election" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
↑ "House Redistricting Plan" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
↑ "Lewis-Dollar-Dockham 4" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
↑ "2018 House Election Districts" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
↑ "HB 1020, 2nd Edition - 2019 House Remedial Map" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
↑ "S.L. 2022-4 House" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
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↑ "NC State House 071". Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 28, 2022.

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[1] "State House District 71, NC". Census Reporter. Retrieved August 28, 2022.

[2] J. D. Lewis (2014). "North Carolina State House of Representatives Districts Map - 1985 to 1992" . Retrieved August 28, 2022.

[3] "1992 House Base Plan 5" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 28, 2022.

[4] "Interim House Redistricting Plan For N.C. 2002 Election" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 28, 2022.

[5] "House Redistricting Plan" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 28, 2022.

[6] "Lewis-Dollar-Dockham 4" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 27, 2022.

[7] "2018 House Election Districts" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 28, 2022.

[8] "HB 1020, 2nd Edition - 2019 House Remedial Map" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 28, 2022.

[9] "S.L. 2022-4 House" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 28, 2022.

[10] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

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[25] "NC State House 071". Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 28, 2022.

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