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This page displays election information for the North Carolina House of Representatives.
Elections
North Carolina state representatives serve two-year terms, with all seats up for election every two years. North Carolina holds elections for its legislature in even years.
2026
Elections for the North Carolina House of Representatives will take place in 2026. The general election is on November 3, 2026. The primary is March 3, 2026, and the primary runoff is May 12, 2026. The filing deadline was December 19, 2025.
2024
Elections for the North Carolina House of Representatives took place in 2024. The general election was on November 5, 2024. The primary was March 5, 2024, and the primary runoff was May 14, 2024. The filing deadline was December 15, 2023.
In the 2024 elections, Republicans lost one seat but maintained their majority in the North Carolina House of Representatives. The Republican majority went from 71-48 with one vacancy to 71-49.
| North Carolina House of Representatives | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 5, 2024 | After November 6, 2024 | |
| Democratic Party | 48 | 49 | |
| Republican Party | 71 | 71 | |
| Vacancy | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 120 | 120 | |
2022
Elections for the North Carolina House of Representatives took place in 2022. The general election was on November 8, 2022. A primary was held on May 17, 2022. A primary runoff was scheduled to be held on July 5, 2022. The filing deadline was March 4, 2022.
In the 2022 elections, the Republican majority in the North Carolina House of Representatives increased from 69-51 to 71-49.
| North Carolina House of Representatives | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 8, 2022 | After November 9, 2022 | |
| Democratic Party | 51 | 49 | |
| Republican Party | 69 | 71 | |
| Total | 120 | 120 | |
2020
Elections for the office of North Carolina House of Representatives took place in 2020. The general election was held on November 3, 2020. A primary was scheduled for March 3, 2020. The filing deadline was December 20, 2019.
In the 2020 elections, the Republican majority in the North Carolina House of Representatives increased from 65-55 to 69-51.
| North Carolina House of Representatives | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 3, 2020 | After November 4, 2020 | |
| Democratic Party | 55 | 51 | |
| Republican Party | 65 | 69 | |
| Total | 120 | 120 | |
2018
Elections for the North Carolina House of Representatives took place in 2018. The semi-closed primary election took place on May 8, 2018, and a primary runoff took place on June 26, 2018. The general election was held on November 6, 2018. The candidate filing deadline was February 28, 2018.[1][2]
In the 2018 elections, the Republican majority in the North Carolina House of Representatives was reduced from 75-45 to 65-55.
| North Carolina House of Representatives | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 6, 2018 | After November 7, 2018 | |
| Democratic Party | 45 | 55 | |
| Republican Party | 75 | 65 | |
| Total | 120 | 120 | |
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.[3] The candidate filing deadline was December 21, 2015.[4] All 120 seats in the North Carolina House of Representatives were up for election in 2016.
Heading into the election, Republicans held a 74-45 majority with one unaffliated member. Democrats gained one seat in the November 2016 election.
| North Carolina House of Representatives | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 7, 2016 | After November 8, 2016 | |
| Democratic Party | 45 | 46 | |
| Republican Party | 74 | 74 | |
| Unaffiliated | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 120 | 120 | |
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2014Elections 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. Heading into the election, Republicans held a 77-43 majority. Republicans lost three seats in the election, giving them a 74-46 majority.
2012Elections for the office of North Carolina House of Representatives took place in 2012. The primary election was held on May 8, 2012, and the general election was held on November 6, 2012. The candidate filing deadline was February 29, 2012. All 120 seats were up for election. Heading into the election, Republicans held a 67-52 majority with one vacancy. Republicans gained 10 seats in the election, giving them a 77-43 majority.
During the 2012 election, the total value of contributions to the 290 House candidates was $18,937,780. The top 10 contributors were:[5]
The following table details the 10 districts with the smallest margin of victory in the November 6 general election.
2010Elections for the office of North Carolina House of Representatives took place in 2010. The primary election was held on May 4, 2010, and the general election was held on November 2, 2010. The primary runoff was held on June 22, 2010. The candidate filing deadline was February 26, 2010. Heading into the election, Democrats held a 68-52 majority. Democrats lost 15 seats in the election, giving Republicans a 67-52 majority with one independent member.
During the 2010 election, the total value of contributions to the 268 House candidates was $17,390,203. The top 10 contributors were:[6]
2008Elections for the office of North Carolina House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on May 6, 2008, and a general election on November 4, 2008. During the 2008 election, the total contributions to House candidates amounted to $13,957,950. The top 10 contributors were:[7]
2006Elections for the office of North Carolina House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on May 2, 2006, and a general election on November 7, 2006. During the 2006 election, the total value of contributions to the 220 House candidates was $15,381,190. The top 10 contributors were:[8]
2004Elections for the office of North Carolina House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on July 20, 2004, and a general election on November 2, 2004. During the 2004 election, the total value of contributions to the 263 House candidates was $14,234,075. The top 10 contributors were:[9]
2002Elections for the office of North Carolina House of Representatives consisted of a primary election day on June 11, 2002, and a general election on November 5, 2002. During the 2002 election, the total value of contributions to the 322 House candidates was $11,732,634. The top 10 contributors were:[10]
2000Elections for the office of North Carolina House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on May 2, 2000, and a general election on November 7, 2000. During the 2000 election, the total value of contributions to the 265 House candidates was $12,530,685. The top 10 contributors were:[11]
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Historical party control
Republicans won control of the North Carolina House of Representatives in 2010. In 2024, they won a 71-49 majority.
The table below shows the partisan history of the North Carolina House following every general election from 1992 to 2024. All data from 2006 or earlier comes from Michael Dubin's Party Affiliations in the State Legislatures (McFarland Press, 2007). Data after 2006 was compiled by Ballotpedia staff.
North Carolina House of Representatives election results: 1992-2024
| Year | '92 | '94 | '96 | '98 | '00 | '02 | '04 | '06 | '08 | '10 | '12 | '14 | '16 | '18 | '20 | '22 | '24 |
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| Democrats | 78 | 52 | 59 | 66 | 62 | 59 | 63 | 68 | 68 | 52 | 43 | 46 | 46 | 55 | 51 | 49 | 49 |
| Republicans | 42 | 68 | 61 | 54 | 58 | 61 | 57 | 52 | 52 | 67 | 77 | 74 | 74 | 65 | 69 | 71 | 71 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Trifecta history
A state government trifecta is a term that describes single-party government, when one political party holds the governor's office and has majorities in both chambers of the legislature in a state government. Between 1992 and 2023, North Carolina was under the following types of trifecta control:
- Democratic trifecta: 1993-1994, 1999-2010
- Republican trifecta: 2013-2016
- Divided government: 1992, 1995-1998, 2011-2012, 2017-2023
North Carolina Party Control: 1992-2025
Fourteen years of Democratic trifectas • Four years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.
| Year | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
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| Governor | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
| Senate | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| House | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
Footnotes
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections & Ethics Enforcement, "Candidate Filing Information," accessed November 9, 2017
- ↑ Mecklenburg County Government, "Multi Year Election Schedule," accessed November 9, 2017
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Follow the Money, "North Carolina House of Representatives 2012 Campaign Contributions," accessed December 17, 2013
- ↑ Follow the Money, "North Carolina House of Representatives 2010 Campaign Contributions," accessed December 17, 2013
- ↑ Follow the Money, "North Carolina House of Representatives 2008 Campaign Contributions"
- ↑ Follow the Money, "North Carolina State House of Representatives 2006 Campaign Contributions," accessed December 17, 2013
- ↑ Follow the Money, "North Carolina State House of Representatives 2004 Campaign Contributions," accessed December 17, 2013
- ↑ Follow the Money, "North Carolina State House of Representatives 2002 Campaign Contributions," accessed December 17, 2013
- ↑ Follow the Money, "North Carolina State House of Representatives 2000 Campaign Contributions," accessed December 17, 2013
