North Carolina's 25th House district

North Carolina's 25th State
House of Representatives
district
North Carolina's 25th State; House of Representatives; district
Representative
	Allen Chesser; R–Middlesex
Demographics	46% White; 47% Black; 4% Hispanic; 1% Asian; 1% Native American
Population (2020)	75,940

North Carolina's 25th House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Republican Allen Chesser since 2023.^[1]

Geography edit

Since 2023, the district has included part of Nash County. The district overlaps with the 11th Senate district.

District officeholders since 1983 edit

Multi-member district edit

Representative	Party	Dates	Notes	Representative	Party	Dates	Notes	Representative	Party	Dates	Notes	Representative	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
Bertha Merrill Holt	Democratic	January 1, 1983 – January 1, 1995	Redistricted from the 22nd district.	John M. Jordan	Democratic	January 1, 1983 – January 1, 1987	Redistricted from the 22nd district.	Timothy Hill McDowell	Democratic	January 1, 1983 – September 25, 1985	Redistricted from the 22nd district. Resigned to take seat in the NC Senate.	Robert Lee McAlister	Democratic	January 1, 1983 – January 1, 1989	Redistricted from the 22nd district.	1983–1993 All of Alamance and Rockingham counties. Part of Stokes County.^[2]
								Vacant		September 25, 1985 – November 7, 1985
								Samuel Rector Hunt III	Democratic	November 7, 1985 – January 1, 1993	Appointed to finish McDowell's term.
				James Fred Bowman	Democratic	January 1, 1987 – January 1, 1995
												Peggy Wilson	Republican	January 1, 1989 – January 1, 1993	Redistricted to the 73rd district.
								Nelson Cole	Democratic	January 1, 1993 – January 1, 1995	Lost re-election.					1993–2003 All of Alamance and Caswell counties. Parts of Rockingham and Orange counties.^[3]
Cary Allred	Republican	January 1, 1995 – January 1, 2003	Redistricted to the 64th district.	Dennis Alan Reynolds	Republican	January 1, 1995 – January 1, 1999		Ken J. Miller	Republican	January 1, 1995 – January 1, 1997	Lost re-election.
				Dennis Alan Reynolds	Republican	January 1, 1995 – January 1, 1999		Nelson Cole	Democratic	January 1, 1997 – January 1, 2003	Redistricted to the 65th district.
				W. B. Teague	Republican	January 1, 1999 – January 1, 2003	Redistricted to the 64th district and retired.	Nelson Cole	Democratic	January 1, 1997 – January 1, 2003	Redistricted to the 65th district.

Single-member district edit

Representative	Party	Dates	Notes	Counties
Bill Daughtridge	Republican	January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2009	Retired to run for State Treasurer.	2003–2013 Part of Nash County.^[4]^[5]
Randy Stewart	Democratic	January 1, 2009 – January 1, 2011	Lost re-election.
Jeff Collins	Republican	January 1, 2011 – January 1, 2019	Retired.
Jeff Collins	Republican	January 1, 2011 – January 1, 2019	Retired.	2013–2019 Parts of Nash and Franklin counties.^[6]
James Gailliard	Democratic	January 1, 2019 – January 1, 2023	Lost re-election.	2019–Present Part of Nash County.^[7]^[8]^[9]
Allen Chesser	Republican	January 1, 2023 – Present		2019–Present Part of Nash County.^[7]^[8]^[9]

Election results edit

2022 edit

North Carolina House of Representatives 25th district Republican primary election, 2022^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Allen Chesser	3,631	49.73%
	Republican	Yvonne McLeod	3,322	45.50%
	Republican	Alsey Heth Hopkins	348	4.77%
Total votes			7,301	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 25th district general election, 2022^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Allen Chesser	17,903	52.85%
	Democratic	James Gailliard (incumbent)	15,128	44.66%
	Libertarian	Nick Taylor	841	2.48%
Total votes			33,872	100%
	Republican gain from Democratic

2020 edit

North Carolina House of Representatives 25th district Republican primary election, 2020^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John M. Check	5,589	85.46%
	Republican	Steve A. Matthews	951	14.54%
Total votes			6,540	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 25th district general election, 2020^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James Gailliard (incumbent)	22,364	51.62%
	Republican	John M. Check	19,372	44.71%
	Libertarian	Nick Taylor	1,589	3.67%
Total votes			43,325	100%
	Democratic hold

2018 edit

North Carolina House of Representatives 25th district general election, 2018, 2018^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James Gailliard	15,858	51.52%
	Republican	John M. Check	13,873	45.07%
	Libertarian	Nick Taylor	1,047	3.40%
Total votes			30,778	100%
	Democratic gain from Republican

2016 edit

North Carolina House of Representatives 25th district general election, 2016^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Collins (incumbent)	27,969	68.10%
	Democratic	James Gailliard	13,099	31.90%
Total votes			41,068	100%
	Republican hold

2014 edit

North Carolina House of Representatives 25th district general election, 2014^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Collins (incumbent)	19,163	68.07%
	Democratic	Charles M. Johnson	8,990	31.93%
Total votes			28,156	100%
	Republican hold

2012 edit

North Carolina House of Representatives 25th district general election, 2012^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Collins (incumbent)	24,434	63.30%
	Democratic	Janice "Jan" Mills	14,164	36.70%
Total votes			38,598	100%
	Republican hold

2010 edit

North Carolina House of Representatives 25th district general election, 2010^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Collins	14,096	57.61%
	Democratic	Randy Stewart (incumbent)	10,370	42.39%
Total votes			24,466	100%
	Republican gain from Democratic

2008 edit

North Carolina House of Representatives 25th district Democratic primary election, 2008^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Randy Stewart	7,868	60.81%
	Democratic	Carnell Taylor	5,070	39.19%
Total votes			12,938	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 25th district Republican primary election, 2008^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	W. B. Bullock	2,288	58.41%
	Republican	Robert A. Coats	1,629	41.59%
Total votes			3,917	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 25th district general election, 2008^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Randy Stewart	19,581	54.93%
	Republican	W. B. Bullock	16,067	45.07%
Total votes			35,648	100%
	Democratic gain from Republican

2006 edit

North Carolina House of Representatives 25th district Democratic primary election, 2006^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Carnell Taylor	1,598	58.30%
	Democratic	Dennis Nielsen	1,143	41.70%
Total votes			2,741	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 25th district general election, 2006^[23]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Daughtridge (incumbent)	8,444	61.58%
	Democratic	Carnell Taylor	5,268	38.42%
Total votes			13,712	100%
	Republican hold

2004 edit

North Carolina House of Representatives 25th district general election, 2004^[24]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Daughtridge (incumbent)	20,092	100%
Total votes			20,092	100%
	Republican hold

2002 edit

North Carolina House of Representatives 25th district Republican primary election, 2002^[25]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Daughtridge	2,573	66.88%
	Republican	Joe Price	1,274	33.12%
Total votes			3,847	100%

North Carolina House of Representatives 25th district general election, 2002^[26]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Daughtridge	11,725	59.28%
	Democratic	Mary Alice Wells	8,053	40.72%
Total votes			19,778	100%
	Republican hold

2000 edit

North Carolina House of Representatives 25th district general election, 2000^[27]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Cary Allred (incumbent)	36,513	18.71%
	Republican	W. B. Teague (incumbent)	35,197	18.04%
	Democratic	Nelson Cole (incumbent)	34,228	17.54%
	Republican	Bert Jones	33,950	17.40%
	Democratic	John M. Glenn	32,271	16.54%
	Democratic	Danny E. Davis	23,001	11.79%
Total votes			195,160	100%
	Republican hold
	Republican hold
	Democratic hold

References edit

^ "State House District 25, NC". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
^ J. D. Lewis (2014). "North Carolina State House of Representatives Districts Map - 1985 to 1992". Retrieved July 9, 2022.
^ "1992 House Base Plan 5" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
^ "Interim House Redistricting Plan For N.C. 2002 Election" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
^ "House Redistricting Plan" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
^ "Lewis-Dollar-Dockham 4" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
^ "2018 House Election Districts" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
^ "HB 1020, 2nd Edition - 2019 House Remedial Map" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
^ "S.L. 2022-4 House" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
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[1] "State House District 25, NC". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 9, 2022.

[2] J. D. Lewis (2014). "North Carolina State House of Representatives Districts Map - 1985 to 1992". Retrieved July 9, 2022.

[3] "1992 House Base Plan 5" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 9, 2022.

[4] "Interim House Redistricting Plan For N.C. 2002 Election" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 9, 2022.

[5] "House Redistricting Plan" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 9, 2022.

[6] "Lewis-Dollar-Dockham 4" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 9, 2022.

[7] "2018 House Election Districts" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 9, 2022.

[8] "HB 1020, 2nd Edition - 2019 House Remedial Map" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved July 9, 2022.

[9] "S.L. 2022-4 House" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved December 21, 2022.

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