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Destin Hall
Destin Hall (Republican Party) is a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives, representing District 87. He assumed office on January 1, 2017. His current term ends on January 1, 2027.
The North Carolina House of Representatives unanimously elected Hall state speaker of the House on January 8, 2025.[1] As of his election, Hall was the youngest House speaker since 1819.[2]
Hall was born in Lenoir, North Carolina, in 1987. He received a B.S. in business administration; finance and banking; and risk management and insurance from Appalachian State University in 2009 and a J.D. from Wake Forest University School of Law in 2014. He was an attorney at Wilson, Lackey, Rohr & Hall, P.C.[3][4][5]
Hall was elected to the state House in 2016, defeating incumbent George Robinson (R) in the Republican primary 60%-40%, and running unopposed in the general election. The Assembly's Jim Morrill wrote, "Robinson was widely expected to win re-election to the House ... Party leaders had appointed the 70-year-old former lawmaker to a vacant seat the year before. ... In Hall, he faced a primary opponent who was 28 and new to politics."[2]
As of April 2025, North Carolina had a divided government since 2017, with Republicans controlling the legislature and Democrats holding the governorship. According to The Assembly, "Hall is also the state’s first Republican speaker never to have served in the minority. He inherits a chamber where his party lost its supermajority by a single seat, which could make it harder to override vetoes by new Democratic Gov. Josh Stein."[6]
Following his election as speaker of the House, Hall said the main priorities for the 2025-2026 legislative session were "Hurricane Helene recovery, cutting taxes, lowering the cost of living, investing in education, and keeping North Carolinians safe."[7] He added, "I really do think that we're going to have a working supermajority on any given issue. There are a number of folks on the Democratic caucus who agree with us on certain things, and that's the business of this building, trying to reach some compromise and get the votes that you need."[8]
Responding to Gov. Josh Stein's (D) 2025 State of the State address, Hall said, "Despite the nation’s economic strain of Bidenomics and inflation, North Carolina has remained an economic powerhouse, thanks to Republican leadership." He also listed legislative accomplishments, including, "Cutting taxes ... [cutting] red tape that chokes small businesses and drives up housing costs ... promoting reliable, low-cost energy like natural gas and nuclear power ... [and] standing by law enforcement and making the state safer by rejecting the Democrats’ dangerous sanctuary policies that protect illegal aliens from justice."[9]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Hall was assigned to the following committees:
- Energy and Public Utilities Committee, Chair
- Energy and Public Utilities Committee
- House Finance Committee
- Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Committee, Chair
- UNC BOG Nominations Committee
- UNC BOG Nominations Committee
2021-2022
Hall was assigned to the following committees:
- Energy and Public Utilities Committee
- House Finance Committee
- House Redistricting Committee, Chair
- Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Committee, Chair
2019-2020
Hall was assigned to the following committees:
- Election Law and Campaign Finance Reform, Chair
- Commerce Committee
- House Finance Committee
- Energy and Public Utilities Committee
- House Judiciary Committee, Vice Chair
- House Redistricting Committee, Chair
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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| • Banking |
| • Commerce and Job Development |
| • Education - K-12 |
| • Elections and Ethics Law |
| • Finance |
| • Insurance |
| • Judiciary II |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 87
Incumbent Destin Hall defeated Barbara Kirby in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 87 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Destin Hall (R) | 75.4 | 34,187 |
 | Barbara Kirby (D) | 24.6 | 11,142 | |
| Total votes: 45,329 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Barbara Kirby advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 87.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Destin Hall advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 87.
Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Hall in this election.
Pledges
Hall signed the following pledges.
2022
See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 87
Incumbent Destin Hall defeated Barbara Kirby in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 87 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Destin Hall (R) | 76.2 | 22,864 |
| Barbara Kirby (D) | 23.8 | 7,139 | |
| Total votes: 30,003 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Barbara Kirby advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 87.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Destin Hall advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 87.
Campaign finance
2020
See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 87
Incumbent Destin Hall defeated Corie Schreiber in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 87 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Destin Hall (R) | 76.9 | 31,830 |
| Corie Schreiber (D) | 23.1 | 9,544 | ||
| Total votes: 41,374 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Corie Schreiber advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 87.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Destin Hall advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 87.
Campaign finance
2018
General election
General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 87
Incumbent Destin Hall defeated Amanda Bregel in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 87 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Destin Hall (R) | 72.9 | 19,031 |
 | Amanda Bregel (D) | 27.1 | 7,089 | |
| Total votes: 26,120 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 87
Amanda Bregel advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 87 on May 8, 2018.
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 87
Incumbent Destin Hall advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 87 on May 8, 2018.
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| ✔ | | Destin Hall |
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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.[10] The candidate filing deadline was December 21, 2015.[11]
Destin Hall ran unopposed in the North Carolina House of Representatives District 87 general election.[12][13]
| North Carolina House of Representatives, District 87 General Election, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican |  Destin Hall (unopposed) | |
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections | ||
Destin Hall defeated incumbent George Robinson in the North Carolina House of Representatives District 87 Republican primary.[14][15]
| North Carolina House of Representatives, District 87 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Destin Hall |
59.74% | 6,827 | |
| Republican | George Robinson Incumbent | 40.26% | 4,600 | |
| Total Votes | 11,427 | |||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Destin Hall did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Destin Hall 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 87 |
Officeholder North Carolina House of Representatives District 87 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ The Carolina Journal, "New NC General Assembly sworn in as 2025 long session begins," January 8, 2025
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Assembly, "How Destin Hall Rose From Humble Beginnings to House Speaker," January 15, 2025
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Destin Hall," accessed April 24, 2025
- ↑ EducationNC, "Meet Destin Hall, the new Speaker of the House," January 11, 2025
- ↑ North Carolina House Republicans, "Destin Hall Biography," accessed April 24, 2025
- ↑ The Assembly, "New Speaker in the House," January 15, 2025
- ↑ Speaker Destin Hall North Carolina House of Representatives, "A message from Speaker Hall," accessed April 24, 2025
- ↑ WFAE 90.7, "NC legislature opens session with new House speaker, promises of Helene relief," January 8, 2025
- ↑ The Carolina Journal, "House Speaker outlines Republican vision for North Carolina, focusing on economic growth, school choice, and immigration reform," March 14, 2025
- ↑ 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
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by George Robinson (R) |
North Carolina House of Representatives District 87 2017-Present |
Succeeded by - |
