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North Carolina's 5th House district

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North Carolina's 5th State
House of Representatives
district

Representative
  Bill Ward
RElizabeth City
Demographics49% White
43% Black
4% Hispanic
1% Asian
Population (2020)75,046

North Carolina's 5th House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Republican Bill Ward since 2023.[1]

Geography

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Since 2023, the district has included all of Hertford, Gates, Pasquotank, and Camden counties. The district overlaps with the 1st and 3rd Senate districts.

District officeholders since 1989

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Representative Party Dates Notes Counties
Howard Hunter Jr. Democratic January 1, 1989 –
January 7, 2007
Died. 1989–1993
All of Northampton County.
Parts of Bertie, Hertford, and Gates counties.[2]
1993-2003
All of Northampton and Gates counties.
Parts of Bertie and Hertford counties.[3]
2003–2005
All of Bertie, Northampton, and Hertford counties.[4]
2005–2013
All of Bertie, Hertford, Gates, and Perquimans counties.[5]
Vacant January 7, 2007 –
January 24, 2007

Annie Mobley
Democratic January 24, 2007 –
January 1, 2015
Appointed to finish Hunter's term.
Lost re-nomination.
2013–2019
All of Bertie, Hertford, and Gates counties.
Part of Pasquotank County.[6]

Howard Hunter III
Democratic January 1, 2015 –
January 1, 2023
Lost re-election.
2019–2023
All of Hertford, Gates, and Pasquotank counties.[7][8]

Bill Ward
Republican January 1, 2023 –
Present
2023–Present
All of Hertford, Gates, Pasquotank, and Camden counties.[9]

Election results

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2022

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North Carolina House of Representatives 5th district Republican primary election, 2022[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bill Ward 3,359 68.27%
Republican Donald Kirkland 1,561 31.73%
Total votes 4,920 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 5th district general election, 2022[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bill Ward 15,784 53.83%
Democratic Howard Hunter III (incumbent) 13,539 46.17%
Total votes 29,323 100%
Republican gain from Democratic

2020

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North Carolina House of Representatives 5th district Democratic primary election, 2020[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Howard Hunter III (incumbent) 6,359 67.48%
Democratic Keith Rivers 3,064 32.52%
Total votes 9,423 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 5th district general election, 2020[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Howard Hunter III (incumbent) 20,061 56.71%
Republican Donald Kirkland 15,314 43.29%
Total votes 35,375 100%
Democratic hold

2018

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North Carolina House of Representatives 5th district general election, 2018[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Howard Hunter III (incumbent) 15,206 59.92%
Republican Phillip Smith 10,172 40.08%
Total votes 25,378 100%
Democratic hold

2016

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North Carolina House of Representatives 5th district general election, 2016[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Howard Hunter III (incumbent) 25,961 100%
Total votes 25,961 100%
Democratic hold

2014

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North Carolina House of Representatives 5th district Democratic primary election, 2014[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Howard Hunter III 5,248 58.89%
Democratic Annie Mobley (incumbent) 3,664 41.11%
Total votes 8,912 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 5th district general election, 2014[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Howard Hunter III 14,430 68.55%
Republican Sidney Pierce III 6,620 31.45%
Total votes 21,050 100%
Democratic hold

2012

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North Carolina House of Representatives 5th district Democratic primary election, 2012[18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Annie Mobley (incumbent) 7,351 60.77%
Democratic Linda L. Backburn 4,746 39.23%
Total votes 12,097 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 5th district general election, 2012[19]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Annie Mobley (incumbent) 27,458 100%
Total votes 27,458 100%
Democratic hold

2010

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North Carolina House of Representatives 5th district general election, 2010[20]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Annie Mobley (incumbent) 11,850 58.99%
Republican Matthew "Matt" Peeler 8,237 41.01%
Total votes 20,087 100%
Democratic hold

2008

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North Carolina House of Representatives 5th district Democratic primary election, 2008[21]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Annie Mobley (incumbent) 8,480 58.63%
Democratic Robert Richardson 5,984 41.37%
Total votes 14,464 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 5th district general election, 2008[22]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Annie Mobley (incumbent) 23,381 100%
Total votes 23,381 100%
Democratic hold

2006

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North Carolina House of Representatives 5th district general election, 2006[23]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Howard Hunter Jr. (incumbent) 8,125 64.27%
Republican Kyle Jones 4,516 35.73%
Total votes 12,641 100%
Democratic hold

2004

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North Carolina House of Representatives 5th district Democratic primary election, 2004[24]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Howard Hunter Jr. (incumbent) 5,724 66.70%
Democratic Fred Yates 2,858 33.30%
Total votes 8,582 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 5th district general election, 2004[25]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Howard Hunter Jr. (incumbent) 18,006 83.43%
Libertarian Larry Cooke, Jr. 3,576 16.57%
Total votes 21,582 100%
Democratic hold

2002

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North Carolina House of Representatives 5th district general election, 2002[26]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Howard J. Hunter Jr. (incumbent) 12,714 84.31%
Libertarian Larry Cooke 2,366 15.69%
Total votes 15,080 100%
Democratic hold

2000

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North Carolina House of Representatives 5th district general election, 2000[27]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Howard Hunter Jr. (incumbent) 16,341 100%
Total votes 16,341 100%
Democratic hold

References

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  3. ^ "1992 House Base Plan 5" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
  4. ^ "Interim House Redistricting Plan For N.C. 2002 Election" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
  5. ^ "House Redistricting Plan" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
  6. ^ "Lewis-Dollar-Dockham 4" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
  7. ^ "2018 House Election Districts" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
  8. ^ "HB 1020, 2nd Edition - 2019 House Remedial Map" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
  9. ^ "S.L. 2022-4 House" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
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