Julia Howard
2019 - Present
2027
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Julia Howard (Republican Party) is a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives, representing District 77. She assumed office on January 1, 2019. Her current term ends on January 1, 2027.
Howard (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the North Carolina House of Representatives to represent District 77. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Howard's professional experience includes working as an appraiser and realtor.
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Howard was assigned to the following committees:
- Banking Committee
- Commerce Committee
- Education - Universities Committee
- Energy and Public Utilities Committee
- House Finance Committee, Chair
- Health Committee
- Insurance Committee
- Judiciary III Committee
- UNC BOG Nominations Committee, Chair
2021-2022
Howard was assigned to the following committees:
- Banking Committee, Vice chair
- Commerce Committee
- Education - Universities Committee
- Energy and Public Utilities Committee
- House Finance Committee, Senior chair
- Health Committee
- Insurance Committee
- Judiciary IV Committee
2019-2020
Howard was assigned to the following committees:
- Banking Committee, Vice Chair
- Commerce Committee
- Insurance Committee
- House Finance Committee, Senior Chair
- Energy and Public Utilities Committee
- Health Committee
- House Judiciary Committee
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| North Carolina committee assignments, 2017 |
|---|
| • Aging |
| • Banking, Chair |
| • Commerce and Job Development |
| • Finance |
| • Health |
| • Insurance |
| • Judiciary I |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Howard served on the following committees:
| North Carolina committee assignments, 2015 |
|---|
| • Aging |
| • Banking, Chairman |
| • Finance |
| • Homeland Security, Military, and Veterans Affairs |
| • Insurance |
| • Judiciary I |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Howard served on the following committees:
| North Carolina committee assignments, 2013 |
|---|
| • Appropriations, Vice chair |
| • Commerce and Job Development |
| • Ethics, Chair |
| • Finance, Chair |
| • Insurance |
| • Judiciary |
| • Public Utilities |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Howard served on the following committees:
| North Carolina committee assignments, 2011 |
|---|
| • Ethics, Chair |
| • Finance, Chair |
| • Health and Human Services |
| • Insurance |
| • Judiciary |
| • Public Utilities |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Howard served on the following committees:
| North Carolina committee assignments, 2009 |
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| • Ethics |
| • Finance |
| • Health |
| • Insurance |
| • Public Utilities |
| • Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House |
| • University Board of Governors Nominating |
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 77
Incumbent Julia Howard defeated Kashmir R. Sibby in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 77 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Julia Howard (R) | 79.1 | 41,240 |
| Kashmir R. Sibby (D) | 20.9 | 10,907 | ||
| Total votes: 52,147 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Kashmir R. Sibby advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 77.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Julia Howard advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 77.
Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Howard in this election.
2022
See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 77
Incumbent Julia Howard won election in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 77 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Julia Howard (R) | 100.0 | 30,953 |
| Total votes: 30,953 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Julia Howard advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 77.
Campaign finance
2020
See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 77
Incumbent Julia Howard defeated Keith Townsend in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 77 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Julia Howard (R) | 74.6 | 35,222 |
| Keith Townsend (D) | 25.4 | 11,963 | ||
| Total votes: 47,185 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Barbara Howard (D)
Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Barbara Howard advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 77.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Julia Howard advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 77.
Campaign finance
2018
General election
General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 77
Incumbent Julia Howard defeated Bonnie Clark in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 77 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Julia Howard (R) | 73.4 | 23,654 |
 | Bonnie Clark (D) | 26.6 | 8,584 | |
| Total votes: 32,238 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 77
Bonnie Clark advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 77 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Bonnie Clark |
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 77
Incumbent Julia Howard advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 77 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Julia Howard |
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2016
State House
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]
Incumbent Julia Howard ran unopposed in the North Carolina House of Representatives District 79 general election.[3][4]
| North Carolina House of Representatives, District 79 General Election, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican |  Julia Howard Incumbent (unopposed) | |
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections | ||
Incumbent Julia Howard ran unopposed in the North Carolina House of Representatives District 79 Republican primary.[5][6]
| North Carolina House of Representatives, District 79 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Julia Howard Incumbent (unopposed) | |
U.S. House
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Ted Budd (R) defeated Bruce Davis (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. In the Democratic primary, Bruce Davis defeated Adam Coker, Bob Isner, Kevin Griffin, and Mazie Ferguson. Budd defeated 16 other Republican candidates to win the Republican nomination.
Incumbent George Holding (R) of District 13 sought re-election for the District 2 seat in 2016. He defeated fellow Republican incumbent Renee Ellmers and Greg Brannon in the primary.[7] Holding's change of plans came after redistricting in North Carolina in February 2016 substantially changed the constituency of both districts. Holding's decision to run in District 2 essentially made District 13 an open seat, and as a result, 22 candidates filed to run for the seat. [8][9][10][11][12][7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Ted Budd |
56.1% | 199,443 | |
| Democratic | Bruce Davis | 43.9% | 156,049 | |
| Total Votes | 355,492 | |||
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Ted Budd |
20% | 6,340 | ||
| John Blust | 10.4% | 3,308 | ||
| Hank Henning | 10.4% | 3,289 | ||
| Julia Howard | 10.3% | 3,254 | ||
| Matthew McCall | 9.1% | 2,872 | ||
| Andrew Brock | 8.8% | 2,803 | ||
| Jason Walser | 7.3% | 2,319 | ||
| Dan Barrett | 7.2% | 2,296 | ||
| Harry Warren | 4% | 1,266 | ||
| Vernon Robinson | 3.1% | 970 | ||
| Kay Daly | 2.8% | 889 | ||
| George Rouco | 2.4% | 773 | ||
| Jim Snyder | 1.4% | 436 | ||
| Farren Shoaf | 1.3% | 404 | ||
| Chad Gant | 0.6% | 198 | ||
| David Thompson | 0.5% | 147 | ||
| Kathy Feather | 0.4% | 142 | ||
| Total Votes | 31,706 | |||
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Bruce Davis |
25.7% | 4,709 | ||
| Bob Isner | 25.1% | 4,597 | ||
| Adam Coker | 22.5% | 4,125 | ||
| Mazie Ferguson | 16.2% | 2,963 | ||
| Kevin Griffin | 10.6% | 1,946 | ||
| Total Votes | 18,340 | |||
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections |
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2014
Elections for the North Carolina House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 6, 2014. The general election took place on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 28, 2014. Incumbent Julia Howard was unopposed in the Republican primary, while Cristina Victoria Vazquez was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Vazquez was defeated by Howard in the general election.[13][14][15][16]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Julia Howard Incumbent |
70.3% | 18,448 | |
| Democratic | Cristina Victoria Vazquez | 29.7% | 7,811 | |
| Total Votes | 26,259 | |||
2012
Howard ran for re-election in 2012. She defeated Bill Whiteheart in the May 8, 2012, Republican primary. She defeated Cristina Victoria Vazquez (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[17][18][19]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Julia Howard Incumbent |
70.1% | 27,749 | |
| Democratic | Cristina Victoria Vazquez | 29.9% | 11,859 | |
| Total Votes | 39,608 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
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Julia Howard Incumbent |
70.3% | 9,685 |
| Bill Whiteheart | 29.7% | 4,089 |
| Total Votes | 13,774 | |
2010
On November 2, 2010, Howard won election to the North Carolina House of Representatives. She was unopposed in the general election.[20][21]
| North Carolina House of Representatives, General Election Results, District 79 (2010) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Julia Howard (R)
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17,006 | 100% | ||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Howard won re-election to the North Carolina House of Representatives.[22] $116,577 was raised for this campaign.[23] She ran unopposed.
| North Carolina House of Representatives, District 79 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Julia Howard (R)
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25,401 | |||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Julia Howard did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Julia Howard did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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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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2016
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In 2016, the General Assembly of North Carolina was in session from April 25 through July 1.
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2015
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In 2015, the General Assembly of North Carolina was in session from January 14 through September 30.
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2014
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In 2014, the General Assembly of North Carolina will be in session from May 14 through a date to be determined by the legislature.
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2013
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In 2013, the General Assembly of North Carolina was in session from January 9 to July 26.
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2012
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In 2012, the General Assembly of North Carolina was in session from May 16 to July 3.
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2011
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In 2011, the General Assembly of North Carolina was in session from January 26 to June 18. A special session dealing with redistricting began July 13 and ended July 28.
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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
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 North Carolina State Board of Elections, "June Primary Candidates," accessed March 27, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Candidate_Listing_20160315," December 21, 2015
- ↑ Twitter, "Colin Campbell," accessed February 22, 2016
- ↑ News Observer, "NC Sen. Andrew Brock to run for Congress under new map," February 22, 2016
- ↑ Statesville Record and Landmark, "As primary nears, candidates meet Thursday in Mooresville," February 23, 2016
- ↑ Rhino Times, "Greensboro State Rep. Blust announces run for Congress," March 2, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Official Primary Election Results For 2014," accessed June 12, 2014
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "General Election Candidate List Grouped by Contest," accessed June 12, 2014
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "05/06/2014 Official Primary Election Results - Statewide," accessed December 5, 2014
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "11/04/2014 Official General Election Results - Statewide," accessed December 5, 2014
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "2012 Primary Election Results," accessed June 12, 2014
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "2012 General Election Results," accessed June 12, 2014
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Official Primary Election Results," accessed June 22, 2012
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "2010 Primary Election Results," accessed June 12, 2014
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Official North Carolina General Election Results- November 2, 2010," accessed June 12, 2014
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "2008 General Election Results," accessed August 14, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "2008 campaign contributions," accessed August 14, 2014
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by - |
North Carolina House of Representatives District 77 2019-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
North Carolina House of Representatives District 79 1989-2019 |
Succeeded by Keith Kidwell (R) |
