An election was held on November 6, 2012 to elect all 120 members to North Carolina's House of Representatives. The election coincided with elections for other offices, including Presidency, Governor, U.S. House of Representatives, and State Senate. The primary election was held on May 8, 2012 with a primary run-off held on July 17, 2012.
Results summary DistrictIncumbent PartyElectedParty 1st Bill Owens† Dem Bob Steinburg Rep 2nd Winkie Wilkins Dem Winkie Wilkins Dem Jim Crawford Dem 3rd Norman Sanderson† Rep Michael Speciale Rep 4th Jimmy Dixon Rep Jimmy Dixon Rep Efton Sager Rep 5th Annie Mobley Dem Annie Mobley Dem 6th Bill Cook† Rep Paul Tine Dem Timothy Spear† Dem 7th Angela Bryant Dem Angela Bryant Dem 8th Edith Warren† Dem Susan Martin Rep 9th Marian McLawhorn Dem Brian Brown Rep 10th Karen Kozel† Rep John Bell Rep 11th Jennifer Weiss† Dem Duane Hall Dem 12th Barbara Lee† Dem George Graham Dem 13th Pat McElraft Rep Pat McElraft Rep 14th George Cleveland Rep George Cleveland Rep 15th Phil Shepard Rep Phil Shepard Rep 16th Carolyn Justice† Rep Chris Millis Rep 17th Frank Iler Rep Frank Iler Rep 18th Susi Hamilton Dem Susi Hamilton Dem 19th Ted Davis Jr. Rep Ted Davis Jr. Rep 20th New Seat Rick Catlin Rep 21st Larry Bell Dem Larry Bell Dem 22nd William Brisson Dem William Brisson Dem 23rd Joe Tolson Dem Joe Tolson Dem 24th Jean Farmer-Butterfield Dem Jean Farmer-Butterfield Dem 25th Jeff Collins Rep Jeff Collins Rep Glen Bradley† Rep 26th Leo Daughtry Rep Leo Daughtry Rep 27th Michael Wray Dem Michael Wray Dem 28th James Langdon Jr. Rep James Langdon Jr. Rep 29th Larry Hall Dem Larry Hall Dem 30th Paul Luebke Dem Paul Luebke Dem 31st Mickey Michaux Dem Mickey Michaux Dem 32nd New Seat Nathan Baskerville Dem 33rd Rosa Gill Dem Rosa Gill Dem 34th Deborah Ross Dem Deborah Ross Dem Grier Martin† Dem 35th New Seat Chris Malone Rep 36th Nelson Dollar Rep Nelson Dollar Rep 37th Paul Stam Rep Paul Stam Rep 38th New Seat Yvonne Lewis Holley Dem 39th Darren Jackson Dem Darren Jackson Dem 40th Marilyn Avila Rep Marilyn Avila Rep 41st Tom Murry Rep Tom Murry Rep 42nd Marvin Lucas Dem Marvin Lucas Dem 43rd Elmer Floyd Dem Elmer Floyd Dem 44th Rick Glazier Dem Rick Glazier Dem Dianne Parfitt† Dem 45th New Seat John Szoka Rep 46th Gaston (G. L.) Pridgen Rep Ken Waddell Dem Dewey Hill† Dem 47th Charles Graham Dem Charles Graham Dem 48th Garland Pierce Dem Garland Pierce Dem 49th New Seat Jim Fulghum Rep 50th Bill Faison† Dem Valerie Foushee Dem 51st Mike Stone Rep Mike Stone Rep 52nd Jamie Boles Rep Jamie Boles Rep 53rd David Lewis Rep David Lewis Rep 54th Joe Hackney† Dem Deb McManus Dem 55th Frank McGuirt† Dem Mark Brody Rep 56th Verla Insko Dem Verla Insko Dem 57th Pricey Harrison Dem Pricey Harrison Dem Maggie Jeffus† Dem 58th Alma Adams Dem Alma Adams Dem 59th New Seat Jon Hardister Rep 60th Marcus Brandon Dem Marcus Brandon Dem 61st John Faircloth Rep John Faircloth Rep 62nd John Blust Rep John Blust Rep 63rd Alice Bordsen† Dem Stephen Ross Rep 64th Dan Ingle† Rep Dennis Riddell Rep 65th Bert Jones Rep Bert Jones Rep 66th Ken Goodman Dem Ken Goodman Dem 67th Justin Burr Rep Justin Burr Rep 68th Craig Horn Rep Craig Horn Rep 69th New Seat Dean Arp Rep 70th Pat Hurley Rep Pat Hurley Rep 71st Larry Womble† Dem Evelyn Terry Dem 72nd Earline Parmon† Dem Ed Hanes Dem 73rd Mark Hollo Rep Mark Hollo Rep Darrell McCormick Rep 74th Dale Folwell† Rep Debra Conrad Rep Joyce Krawiec† Rep 75th Bill McGee† Rep Donny Lambeth Rep 76th Fred Steen II† Rep Carl Ford Rep 77th Harry Warren Rep Harry Warren Rep 78th Allen McNeill Rep Allen McNeill Rep 79th Julia Craven Howard Rep Julia Craven Howard Rep 80th Jerry Dockham Rep Jerry Dockham Rep 81st Rayne Brown Rep Rayne Brown Rep 82nd Larry Pittman Rep Larry Pittman Rep 83rd Linda Johnson Rep Linda Johnson Rep 84th New Seat Rena Turner Rep 85th Mitch Gillespie Rep Mitch Gillespie Rep Phillip Frye† Rep 86th Hugh Blackwell Rep Hugh Blackwell Rep 87th Edgar Starnes Rep Edgar Starnes Rep 88th Martha Alexander Dem Rob Bryan Rep 89th Mitchell Setzer Rep Mitchell Setzer Rep 90th Sarah Stevens Rep Sarah Stevens Rep 91st Bryan Holloway Rep Bryan Holloway Rep 92nd New Seat Charles Jeter Rep 93rd Jonathan Jordan Rep Jonathan Jordan Rep 94th Shirley Randleman† Rep Jeffrey Elmore Rep 95th Grey Mills† Rep Robert Brawley Rep 96th Mark Hilton† Rep Andy Wells Rep 97th Jason Saine Rep Jason Saine Rep 98th Thom Tillis Rep Thom Tillis Rep 99th Rodney Moore Dem Rodney Moore Dem 100th Tricia Cotham Dem Tricia Cotham Dem 101st Beverly Earle Dem Beverly Earle Dem 102nd Becky Carney Dem Becky Carney Dem 103rd Bill Brawley Rep Bill Brawley Rep 104th Ruth Samuelson Rep Ruth Samuelson Rep 105th Ric Killian† Rep Jacqueline Schaffer Rep 106th New Seat Carla Cunningham Dem 107th Kelly Alexander Dem Kelly Alexander Dem 108th John Torbett Rep John Torbett Rep 109th William Current† Rep Dana Bumgardner Rep 110th Kelly Hastings Rep Kelly Hastings Rep 111th Tim Moore Rep Tim Moore Rep 112th Mike Hager Rep Mike Hager Rep 113th Trudi Walend Rep Chris Whitmire Rep 114th Susan Fisher Dem Susan Fisher Dem 115th Patsy Keever† Dem Nathan Ramsey Rep 116th Tim Moffitt Rep Tim Moffitt Rep 117th Chuck McGrady Rep Chuck McGrady Rep 118th Ray Rapp Dem Michele Presnell Rep 119th Phil Haire† Dem Joe Sam Queen Dem 120th Roger West Rep Roger West Rep † - Incumbent not seeking re-election
Outgoing incumbents
Retiring Bill Owens (D-District 1) declined to seek re-election. Timothy Spear (D-District 2) declined to seek re-election after his seat was merged with the 6th district. Edith Warren (D-District 8) declined to seek re-election. Dewey Hill (D-District 20) declined to seek re-election after his seat was merged with the 46th district. Grier Martin (D-District 34) declined to seek re-election after the 38th district was merged with his district. Dianne Parfitt (D-District 44) declined to seek re-election after the 45th district was merged with her 44th district. Maggie Jeffus (D-District 59) declined to seek re-election after her seat was merged with the 57th district. Alice Bordsen (D-District 63) declined to seek re-election. Frank McGuirt (D-District 69) declined to seek re-election in the renumbered 55th district. Phillip Frye (R-District 84) declined to seek re-election after his seat was merged with the 85th district.
Seeking other office Norman Sanderson (R-District 3) ran for the State Senate. Bill Cook (R-District 6) ran for the State Senate. Glen Bradley (R-District 49) ran for the State Senate after his seat was merged with the 25th district. Earline Parmon (District 72) ran for the State Senate. Shirley Randleman (R-District 94) ran for the State Senate. Patsy Keever (D-District 115) ran for the U.S. House.
Lost renomination Stephen LaRoque (R-District 10), defeated by John Bell (R). Efton Sager (R-District 11), lost a redistricting race to Jimmy Dixon (R-District 4). Jim Crawford (D-District 32), lost a redistricting race to Winkie Wilkins (D-District 55) with the district renumbered as District 2. Larry Brown (R-District 73), lost to Debra Conrad (R) after his district was merged with the 74th district. Darrell McCormick (R-District 92), lost a redistricting race to Mark Hollo (R-District 88) with the district renumbered as District 73.
Defeated in general election Marian McLawhorn (D-District 9), defeated Brian Brown (R). Gaston (G.L.) Pridgen (R-District 46), defeated by Ken Waddell (D). Martha Alexander (D-District 106), defeated by Rob Bryan (R) with the district renumbered as District 88. Ray Rapp (D-District 118), defeated by Michele Presnell (R).
Predictions SourceRankingAs of Governing | October 24, 2012
Detailed Results Districts 1-19 District 1 Incumbent Democrat Bill Owens has represented the 1st District since 1995. Owens didn't seek re-election and Republican Bob Steinburg won the open seat.
District 2 The new 2nd district based in Person and Granville counties includes the homes of Incumbent Democrats Jim Crawford, who has represented the 32nd district and its predecessors since 1995, and Winkie Wilkins, who has represented the 55th district and its predecessors since 2005. Wilkins defeated Crawford in the Democratic primary and was re-elected to another term.
District 3 Incumbent Republican Norman Sanderson has represented the 3rd district since 2011. Sanderson ran for the State Senate. Republican Michael Speciale won the open seat.
District 4 The new 4th district lost its share of Onslow County but gains portions of Wayne County. The new district includes the homes of incumbent Incumbent Republicans Jimmy Dixon, who has represented the 4th district since 2011, and Efton Sager, who has represented the 11th district since 2009. Dixon defeated Sager in the Republican primary and was easily elected to a second term.
District 5 Incumbent Democrat Annie Mobley has represented the 5th district since 2007.
District 6 The new 6th district includes the homes of Incumbent Republican Bill Cook, who has represented the 6th district 2011, and Democrat Timothy Spear, who has represented the 2nd district since 2006. Neither Cook nor Spear sought re-election here. Cook ran for the State Senate. Democrat Paul Tine won the open seat.
District 7 Incumbent Democrat Angela Bryant has represented the 7th district since 2007.
District 8 Incumbent Democrat Edith Warren has represented the 8th district and its predecessors since 1999. Warren didn't seek re-election and Republican Susan Martin won the open seat.
District 9 Incumbent Democrat Marian McLawhorn has represented the 9th district since 1999. McLawhorn lost re-election to Republican Brian Brown won the general election.
District 10 Incumbent Republican Stephen LaRoque has represented the 10th district since 2011. LaRoque was defeated for re-nomination by John Bell. LaRoque resigned before the end of his term and Karen Kozel was appointed to fill the balance of his term. Bell won the general election to succeed Kozel.
District 11 The new 11th district overlaps with much of the former 35th district and continues to favor Democrats. Incumbent Democrat Jennifer Weiss, who has represented the 35th district and its predecessors since 1999, didn't seek re-election. Democrat Duane Hall won the open seat.
District 12 Incumbent Democrat Barbara Lee has represented the 12th district since her appointment in August 2012. Lee didn't seek election to the seat and Democrat George Graham won the open seat.
District 13 Incumbent Republican Pat McElraft has represented the 13th district since 2007.
District 14 Incumbent Republican George Cleveland has represented the 14th district since 2005.
District 15 Incumbent Republican Phil Shepard has represented the 15th district since 2011.
District 16 Incumbent Republican Carolyn Justice has represented the 16th district since 2003. Justice didn't seek re-election and Republican Chris Millis won the open seat.
District 17 Incumbent Republican Frank Iler has represented the 17th district since 2009.
District 18 Incumbent Democrat Susi Hamilton has represented the 18th district since 2011.
District 19 Incumbent Republican Ted Davis Jr. has represented the 19th district since his appointment in September 2012. Davis was elected to a full term.
Districts 20-39 District 20 The new 20th district is based in New Hanover County and is expected to favor Republicans. Republican Rick Catlin won the open seat.
District 21 Incumbent Democrat Larry Bell has represented the 21st district since 2001.
District 22 Incumbent Democrat William Brisson has represented the 22nd district since 2007.
District 23 Incumbent Democrat Joe Tolson has represented the 23rd district and its predecessors since 1997.
District 24 Incumbent Democrat Jean Farmer-Butterfield has represented the 24th district since 2003.
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