North Carolina's 23rd House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Democrat Shelly Willingham since 2015.[1]
North Carolina's 23rd State House of Representatives district | |||
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Representative |
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Demographics | 41% White 53% Black 5% Hispanic | ||
Population (2020) | 74,713 |
Geography edit
Since 2023, the district has included all of Edgecombe, Martin, and Bertie counties. The district overlaps with the 3rd and 5th Senate districts.
District officeholders since 1983 edit
Multi-member district edit
Representative | Party | Dates | Notes | Representative | Party | Dates | Notes | Representative | Party | Dates | Notes | Counties |
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Ken Spaulding | Democratic | January 1, 1983 – January 1, 1985 |
Redistricted from the 16th district. Retired to run for Congress. |
Paul Pulley Jr. | Democratic | January 1, 1983 – January 1, 1985 |
Redistricted from the 16th district. Redistricted to the 68th district. |
George W. Miller Jr. | Democratic | January 1, 1983 – January 1, 1985 |
Redistricted from the 16th district. Redistricted to the 69th district. |
1983–1985 All of Durham County. |
Mickey Michaux | Democratic | January 1, 1985 – January 1, 2003 |
Redistricted to the 31st district. | 1985–2003 Part of Durham County.[2][3] | ||||||||
Sharon Thompson | Democratic | January 1, 1989 – January 1, 1991 |
Redistricted from the 68th district. | George W. Miller Jr. | Democratic | January 1, 1989 – January 1, 2001 |
Redistricted from the 69th district. Lost re-nomination | |||||
Paul Luebke | Democratic | January 1, 1991 – January 1, 2003 |
Redistricted to the 30th district. | |||||||||
Paul Miller | Democratic | January 1, 2001 – January 1, 2003 |
Redistricted to the 29th district. |
Single-member district edit
Representative | Party | Dates | Notes | Counties |
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Joe Tolson | Democratic | January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2015 |
Redistricted from the 71st district. Retired. |
2003–2013 Parts of Edgecombe and Wilson counties.[4][5] |
2013–2023 All of Edgecombe and Martin counties.[6][7][8] | ||||
Shelly Willingham | Democratic | January 1, 2015 – Present |
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2023–Present All of Edgecombe, Martin, and Bertie counties.[9] |
Election results edit
2022 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Shelly Willingham (incumbent) | 16,488 | 54.42% | |
Republican | James Crowell Proctor | 13,809 | 45.58% | |
Total votes | 30,297 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
2020 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Shelly Willingham (incumbent) | 21,754 | 58.76% | |
Republican | Claiborne Holtzman | 14,656 | 39.59% | |
Green | Abbie "Bud" Lane | 612 | 1.65% | |
Total votes | 37,022 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
2018 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Shelly Willingham (incumbent) | 15,959 | 60.85% | |
Republican | Claiborne Holtzman | 10,266 | 39.15% | |
Total votes | 26,225 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
2016 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Shelly Willingham (incumbent) | 27,208 | 100% | |
Total votes | 27,208 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
2014 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Shelly Willingham | 2,978 | 35.61% | |
Democratic | R. B. "Rusty" Holderness | 2,543 | 30.41% | |
Democratic | Taro Knight | 1,715 | 20.51% | |
Democratic | Bronson Williams | 1,126 | 13.47% | |
Total votes | 8,362 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Shelly Willingham | 2,702 | 52.16% | |
Democratic | R. B. "Rusty" Holderness | 2,478 | 47.84% | |
Total votes | 5,180 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Shelly Willingham | 18,660 | 100% | |
Total votes | 18,660 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
2012 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Joe Tolson (incumbent) | 7,575 | 58.75% | |
Democratic | William Solomon Jr. | 5,318 | 41.25% | |
Total votes | 12,893 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Joe Tolson (incumbent) | 30,670 | 100% | |
Total votes | 30,670 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
2010 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Joe Tolson (incumbent) | 12,043 | 53.38% | |
Republican | Gerald Shepheard | 10,517 | 46.62% | |
Total votes | 22,560 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
2008 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Joe Tolson (incumbent) | 20,211 | 62.21% | |
Republican | Garland Shepheard | 12,275 | 37.79% | |
Total votes | 32,486 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
2006 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Joe Tolson (incumbent) | 7,924 | 71.05% | |
Republican | Henry Williams II | 3,228 | 28.95% | |
Total votes | 11,152 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
2004 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Joe Tolson (incumbent) | 17,040 | 65.93% | |
Republican | Henry Williams II | 8,804 | 34.07% | |
Total votes | 25,844 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
2002 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Joe Tolson (incumbent) | 9,678 | 53.38% | |
Republican | Bettie West | 8,244 | 45.47% | |
Libertarian | Douglas Ellis | 207 | 1.14% | |
Total votes | 18,129 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
2000 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Paul Luebke (incumbent) | 15,105 | 31.15% | |
Democratic | Mickey Michaux (incumbent) | 14,256 | 29.40% | |
Democratic | Paul Miller | 10,238 | 21.12% | |
Democratic | George W. Miller Jr. (incumbent) | 8,886 | 18.33% | |
Total votes | 48,485 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Paul Luebke (incumbent) | 57,471 | 33.70% | |
Democratic | Mickey Michaux (incumbent) | 51,329 | 30.10% | |
Democratic | Paul Miller | 44,521 | 26.11% | |
Libertarian | Robert Dorsey | 9,819 | 5.76% | |
Libertarian | Raymond Ubinger | 7,397 | 4.34% | |
Total votes | 170,537 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Democratic hold | ||||
Democratic hold |
References edit
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