North Carolina's 1st House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Republican Ed Goodwin since 2019.
Geography Since 2023, the district has included all of Washington, Chowan, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Currituck counties, as well as part of Dare County. The district overlaps with the 1st and 2nd Senate districts.
District officeholders Multi-member district Representative Party Dates Notes Representative Party Dates Notes Counties District created January 1, 1967. Philip Godwin() Democratic January 1, 1967 – January 1, 1973 Redistricted from the Gates County district. William Culpepper Jr.() Democratic January 1, 1967 – January 1, 1973 1967–1973 All of Gates, Chowan, Perquimans, Pasquotank, Camden, and Currituck counties. Vernon James() Democratic January 1, 1973 – January 1, 1993 Redistricted to the single-member district. W. Stanford White() Democratic January 1, 1973 – January 1, 1979 1973–1983 All of Chowan, Perquimans, Pasquotank, Camden, Currituck, Dare, Tyrrell, and Washington counties. Charles Evans() Democratic January 1, 1979 – January 1, 1987 1983–1993 All of Chowan, Perquimans, Pasquotank, Camden, Currituck, Dare, and Tyrrell counties. Parts of Gates and Washington counties. Raymond Thompson() Democratic January 1, 1987 – January 1, 1993 Redistricted to the 86th district.
Single-member district Representative Party Dates Notes Counties Vernon James Democratic January 1, 1993 – January 1, 1995 1993–2003 All of Currituck, Camden, and Pasquotank counties. Part of Perquimans County. Bill Owens Democratic January 1, 1995 – January 1, 2013 Retired. 2003–2005 All of Currituck, Camden, and Pasquotank counties. Part of Gates County. 2005–2013 All of Currituck, Camden, Pasquotank, and Tyrrell counties. Bob Steinburg Republican January 1, 2013 – January 1, 2019 Retired to run for State Senate.2013–2019 All of Chowan, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Camden, and Currituck counties. Part of Pasquotank County. Ed Goodwin Republican January 1, 2019 – Present 2019–2023All of Bertie, Washington, Chowan, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Camden counties. 2023–Present All of Washington, Chowan, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Currituck counties. Part of Dare County.
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