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Cynthia Ball
Cynthia Ball (Democratic Party) is a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives, representing District 49. She assumed office on January 1, 2017. Her current term ends on January 1, 2027.
Ball (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the North Carolina House of Representatives to represent District 49. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Committee assignments
Note: This membership information was last updated in September 2023. Ballotpedia completes biannual updates of committee membership. If you would like to send us an update, email us at: editor@ballotpedia.org.
2023-2024
Ball was assigned to the following committees:
- Appropriations Committee
- House Appropriations on Health and Human Services Committee
- Education - K-12 Committee
- Election Law and Campaign Finance Reform
- Health Committee
- Local Government - Land Use, Planning and Development Committee
2021-2022
Ball was assigned to the following committees:
- Education - K-12 Committee
- Election Law and Campaign Finance Reform
- Health Committee
- Local Government - Land Use, Planning and Development Committee
- Appropriations Committee
- Appropriations on Education Committee
2019-2020
Ball was assigned to the following committees:
- Education - K-12 Committee
- Appropriations on Education Committee
- Election Law and Campaign Finance Reform
- Appropriations Committee
- Commerce Committee
- Health Committee
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| North Carolina committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Appropriations |
| • Appropriations on Education |
| • Health |
| • Insurance |
| • State and Local Government II |
| • State Personnel |
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2024
See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 49
Incumbent Cynthia Ball won election in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 49 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Cynthia Ball (D) | 100.0 | 32,814 |
| Total votes: 32,814 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Cynthia Ball advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 49.
Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Ball in this election.
2022
See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 49
Incumbent Cynthia Ball defeated David Robertson and Michael Oakes in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 49 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cynthia Ball (D) | 67.8 | 22,519 |
| David Robertson (R) | 29.4 | 9,764 | ||
 | Michael Oakes (L) | 2.8 | 946 | |
| Total votes: 33,229 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Cynthia Ball advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 49.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. David Robertson advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 49.
Libertarian primary election
The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Michael Oakes advanced from the Libertarian primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 49.
Campaign finance
2020
See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 49
Incumbent Cynthia Ball defeated David Robertson and Dee Watson in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 49 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cynthia Ball (D) | 65.0 | 37,807 |
| David Robertson (R) | 30.2 | 17,564 | ||
 | Dee Watson (L) | 4.7 | 2,752 | |
| Total votes: 58,123 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Cap Hayes (L)
Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Cynthia Ball advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 49.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. David Robertson advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 49.
Libertarian primary election
The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Cap Hayes advanced from the Libertarian primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 49.
Campaign finance
2018
General election
General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 49
Incumbent Cynthia Ball defeated David Robertson and Jonathan Horst in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 49 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cynthia Ball (D) | 66.3 | 27,538 |
| David Robertson (R) | 31.1 | 12,929 | ||
| Jonathan Horst (L) | 2.6 | 1,086 | ||
| Total votes: 41,553 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 49
Incumbent Cynthia Ball advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 49 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Cynthia Ball |
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 49
David Robertson advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 49 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | David Robertson | |
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2016
Elections for the North Carolina House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on March 15, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016.[1] The candidate filing deadline was December 21, 2015.[2]
Cynthia Ball defeated incumbent Gary Pendleton and David Ulmer in the North Carolina House of Representatives District 49 general election.[3][4]
| North Carolina House of Representatives, District 49 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Cynthia Ball |
48.67% | 26,975 | |
| Republican | Gary Pendleton Incumbent | 47.19% | 26,155 | |
| Libertarian | David Ulmer | 4.15% | 2,299 | |
| Total Votes | 55,429 | |||
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections | ||||
Cynthia Ball ran unopposed in the North Carolina House of Representatives District 49 Democratic primary.[5][6]
| North Carolina House of Representatives, District 49 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Cynthia Ball (unopposed) | |
Incumbent Gary Pendleton ran unopposed in the North Carolina House of Representatives District 49 Republican primary.[7][8]
| North Carolina House of Representatives, District 49 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Gary Pendleton Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Cynthia Ball did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Cynthia Ball did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Cynthia Ball did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2024
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In 2024, the North Carolina State Legislature was in session from April 24 to December 13.
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2023
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In 2023, the North Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 11 to October 25.
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2022
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In 2022, the North Carolina State Legislature was in session from May 18 to July 1.
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2021
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In 2021, the North Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 13 to December 30.
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2020
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In 2020, the North Carolina State Legislature was in session from April 28 to September 3. The legislature was in recess from July 8 to September 1 and then reconvened September 2 to September 3.
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2019
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In 2019, the General Assembly of North Carolina was in session from January 9 through August 27.
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2018
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In 2018, the General Assembly of North Carolina was in session from January 10 through July 4.
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2017
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In 2017, the General Assembly of North Carolina was in session from January 11 through June 30. Before the legislature adjourned its regular scheduled session, the legislature scheduled the following additional session dates: August 3, August 18 to August 25, August 28 to August 31, and October 4 to October 17.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate North Carolina House of Representatives District 49 |
Officeholder North Carolina House of Representatives District 49 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ The primary for U.S. congressional elections was rescheduled to June 7, 2016, following legal challenges to North Carolina's district maps. State races were unaffected.
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "2016 Candidate Filing," accessed December 22, 2015
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Candidate Listing," accessed August 23, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "2016 General Election results lookup," accessd December 21, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Candidate Listing," accessed January 4, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "03/15/2016 Official primary results - Statewide," March 15, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Candidate Listing," accessed January 4, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "03/15/2016 Official primary results - Statewide," March 15, 2016
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Gary Pendleton (R) |
North Carolina House of Representatives District 49 2017-Present |
Succeeded by - |
